St. Hieronymus
about 1571/75 | Jacopo Robusti, gen. Tintoretto
The saint sits at the very front edge of the picture but is bent, as if his monumental figure would otherwise find no room. Like this exaggerated use of form and perspective, the contrast between the dimly lit if still powerfully modelled figure and the dark landscape sketched with few brushstrokes also serves to emphasise the penitent Hieronymus with his attributes: the bible he translated himself, the cardinal’s robes and the tamed lion.
The saint sits at the very front edge of the picture but is bent, as if his monumental figure would otherwise find no room. Like this exaggerated use of form and perspective, the contrast between the dimly lit if still powerfully modelled figure and the dark landscape sketched with few brushstrokes also serves to emphasise the penitent Hieronymus with his attributes: the bible he translated himself, the cardinal’s robes and the tamed lion.
Artist:
Jacopo Robusti, gen. Tintoretto (1518 - 1594 Venedig) DNB
Time:
about 1571/75
Object Name
Painting
Culture
Italian, Venetian
Material/technology:
Canvas
Dimensions:
143,5 cm × 103 cm
Framed: 165 cm × 122,5 cm × 7,5 cm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie
Invs.
Gemäldegalerie, 46
Provenance
1677 Coll. Giovanni Roetta, Venice; 1772 documented in the gallery