St. Jerome in the Vestments of a Cardinal
1625/30 | Peter Paul Rubens
One of the four Great Fathers of the Latin Church, St. Jerome was entrusted by Pope Damasus I in the 4th century to translate the Bible from the original Hebrew and Greek into Latin. This resulted in the version known as the Vulgate. The study for a head depicts St. Jerome in red vestments and a cardinal’s hat. Rubens’s sketchy signature may be seen in the soft and generous painterly modulation.
One of the four Great Fathers of the Latin Church, St. Jerome was entrusted by Pope Damasus I in the 4th century to translate the Bible from the original Hebrew and Greek into Latin. This resulted in the version known as the Vulgate. The study for a head depicts St. Jerome in red vestments and a cardinal’s hat. Rubens’s sketchy signature may be seen in the soft and generous painterly modulation.
Artist:
Peter Paul Rubens (1577 Siegen - 1640 Antwerpen) DNB
Time:
1625/30
Object Name
Painting
Culture
Flemish
Material/technology:
oak wood
Dimensions:
60 x 47 cm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie
Invs.
Gemäldegalerie, 520
Provenance
1691 Coll. Juan Gaspar Enríquez Alonso de Cabrera; 1705 acquired by the later Charles VI; 1730 documented in the gallery