St. Jerome
1502 | Lucas der Ältere Cranach
One of the most popular themes in painting around 1500 was St. Jerome as a hermit in the wilderness. The saint is kneeling in repentance before the crucified Christ and is accompanied only by a lion from whose paw, according to legend, he had removed a thorn. Cranach set this scene under a group of bizarrely shaped trees.
One of the most popular themes in painting around 1500 was St. Jerome as a hermit in the wilderness. The saint is kneeling in repentance before the crucified Christ and is accompanied only by a lion from whose paw, according to legend, he had removed a thorn. Cranach set this scene under a group of bizarrely shaped trees.
Artist:
Lucas der Ältere Cranach (1472 Kronach - 1553 Weimar) DNB
Time:
1502
Object Name
Painting
Culture
German
Material/technology:
Limewood
Dimensions:
Overall: 56 cm × 41,5 cm × 0,8 cm
Framed: 69,5 cm × 55 cm × 5 cm
Signed
dat. bottom middle: 1502
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie
Invs.
Gemäldegalerie, 6739
Provenance
Mondsee monastery (?); until 1927 episcopal residence Linz; acquired in 1927