St. Jerome
around 1520/25 | Giovanni de' Luteri, gen. Dosso Dossi
St. Jerome retired to the wilderness to translate the Bible into Latin and do penance. His only companion was a lion, which never left his side after the saint had pulled a thorn from its paw. Dosso, who was court painter in Ferrara, had the clever idea of including his monogram in the picture by inserting a bone (Italian: “osso”) through the letter D.
St. Jerome retired to the wilderness to translate the Bible into Latin and do penance. His only companion was a lion, which never left his side after the saint had pulled a thorn from its paw. Dosso, who was court painter in Ferrara, had the clever idea of including his monogram in the picture by inserting a bone (Italian: “osso”) through the letter D.
Artist:
Giovanni de' Luteri, gen. Dosso Dossi (um 1489 - 1542 Ferrara) DNB
Time:
around 1520/25
Object Name
Painting
Culture
Italian, Emilian
Material/technology:
Canvas
Dimensions:
oben und unten schmale Anstückungen (Höhe des Originals 45,7 cm): Overall: 50,3 cm × 74,2 cm
Framed: 61,5 cm × 89,5 cm × 6 cm
Signed
Inscribed at lower right with the monogram formed by a "D" and a bone (osso).
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie
Invs.
Gemäldegalerie, 263
Provenance
Coll. Leopold Wilhelm