Saint Jerome
about 1656/58 | Christoph Paudiß
Paudiss was originally from northern Germany. Following training in Rembrandt’s studio, he led a restless, itinerant life. The remarkable aspect of his highly individual interpretation of a given theme was an almost aggressive naturalism coupled with a personal style of chiaroscuro, which seems to lie like a fog on this picture. Here Saint Jerome is portrayed as a penitent, meditating in solitude on death and the transitoriness of earthly things. At the same time, however, he is depicted as the scholarly translator of the Bible.
Paudiss was originally from northern Germany. Following training in Rembrandt’s studio, he led a restless, itinerant life. The remarkable aspect of his highly individual interpretation of a given theme was an almost aggressive naturalism coupled with a personal style of chiaroscuro, which seems to lie like a fog on this picture. Here Saint Jerome is portrayed as a penitent, meditating in solitude on death and the transitoriness of earthly things. At the same time, however, he is depicted as the scholarly translator of the Bible.
Artist:
Christoph Paudiß (um 1625 Niedersachsen - 1666 Freising) DNB
Time:
about 1656/58
Object Name
Painting
Culture
German
Material/technology:
Canvas
Dimensions:
unten offenbar beschnitten: obviously cut at the bottom: 136 cm × 124 cm
Framed (gallery frame with inscriptions): 152,6 cm × 141,2 cm × 8 cm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie
Invs.
Gemäldegalerie, 395
Provenance
Coll. Leopold Wilhelm