Saint Jerome in the Wilderness

Gallery 352, European Art 1500-1850, third floor (ARCO Gallery)

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Saint Jerome in the Wilderness

c. 1520-1525

Paris Bordone (Paris Pasqualino) (Italian (active Venice), 1500–1571)

Venetian artists of the early 1500s were particularly attracted to subjects in which the landscape played an important role. Here, the story of Saint Jerome's wanderings seems an excuse to depict the changing effects of light in a stormy landscape. In the foreground is the lion that accompanied Jerome in gratitude for removing a thorn from its paw. The mysterious scene in the middle distance, a young man fleeing from a winged monster, has yet to be explained.

Gallery 352, European Art 1500-1850, third floor (ARCO Gallery)

Object Details

Title:

Saint Jerome in the Wilderness

Date:

c. 1520-1525

Artist:

Paris Bordone (Paris Pasqualino) (Italian (active Venice), 1500–1571)

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Dimensions:

27 5/8 x 34 3/8 inches (70.2 x 87.3 cm)

Classification:

Paintings

Credit Line:

John G. Johnson Collection, 1917

Accession Number:

Cat. 206

Geography:

Made in Venice, Italy, Europe

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