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| Keywords: Antonio da Fabriano II - Saint Jerome in His Study - Walters 37439.jpg Saint Jerome ca 347-420 was one of the four Latin Fathers of the Church the others being Saint Augustine Ambrose and Gregory the Great and renowned for his translation of the Bible into Latin The image of the saint in his study was popular during the 15th century especially with scholars The writing implements scrolls and manuscripts testify to Jerome's scholarly pursuits The sandglass and dying candle allude to the passage of time and remind the viewer that life is short According to legend the saint removed a thorn from the paw of a wild lion which became Jerome's companion here shown as a household pet Jerome was considered to be a cardinal of the Church and a cardinal's red hat hangs prominently on the back wall Da Fabriano's delight in realistic detail shows that the artist was one of the first in Italy to be influenced by Netherlandish painting Zeri Italian paintings in the Walters Art Gallery 125 190-191 1451 early Renaissance tempera technique oil and tooled gold panel langswitch bemalte Oberfläche Painted surface cm 88 4 52 8 ; Panel H including original engaged frame 37 13/16 x W 23 5/8 x D 1 3/16 in 96 x 60 x 3 cm accession number 37 439 27087 Don Luigi Faustini Fabriano prior to 1834 Romualdo Fornari Fabriano prior to 1866 mode of acquisition unknown Fornari family Fabriano until 1910 1907 catalogue no 6 Arnold Seligmann Rey and Co Munich and New York listed in Zeri Italian Paintings in the Walters Art Gallery I as A S Drey Henry Walters Baltimore 1911-1912 by purchase Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1911-1912 Transcription Inscribed on the piece of paper seemingly tacked to the saint's desk 1451; Inscribed on the original frame lower center ANTONIO De FABRIANO; Inscribed on the saint's halo SCVS JERONIMUS Illuminated Manuscripts Masterpieces in Miniature The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1984-1985 Jan van Eyck Early Netherlandish Painting and Southern Europe Groeningemuseum Brugge 2002 From Filippo Lippi to Piero della Francesca Fra Carnevale and the Making of a Renaissance Master The Metropolitan Museum of Art New York 2005 place of origin Fabriano Italy Walters Art Museum license 2D Italian Renaissance paintings in the Walters Art Museum Hourglasses in art Paintings of Saint Jerome in his study Books in art Writing in art Paintings in the Walters Art Museum Antonio da Fabriano II Red clothing in art male Writing implements | ||||
