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Relief

ca. 1525-1550 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Burgos (City) (made)

This half length image shows a naked bearded man holding a rock in his right hand, the attribute of St. Jerome. He holds his head tilted towards his left, his mouth half-open. It seems that originally on one side of a now-lost representation of the Virgin and Child, with the other male saint on the other side.


Object details

Categories
Reliefs
Sculpture
Object type
Relief
Materials and techniques
Alabaster
Alabaster
Brief description
St Jerome; Alabaster Spanish Burgos Felipe Vigarny 1524-30
Physical description
Relief, alabaster. The fragment shows the half-length figure of the Saint nude to the waist, in his right hand which is held across his chest, he holds a stone? and in his left there is a portion of drapery. The head with its long forked beard and hair curling at the sides and forelock looks downwards to the right. To the right is the leg of the baby Jesus.
Dimensions
  • Height: 37.5cm
  • Width: 13cm
Object history
Given by Dr W.L Hildburgh, F.S.A.
Subjects depicted
Rock
Jerome (Saint)
Summary
This half length image shows a naked bearded man holding a rock in his right hand, the attribute of St. Jerome. He holds his head tilted towards his left, his mouth half-open. It seems that originally on one side of a now-lost representation of the Virgin and Child, with the other male saint on the other side.
Bibliographic reference
Trusted, Marjorie. Spanish Sculpture. Catalogue of the Post-Medieval Spanish Sculpture in Wood, Terracotta, Alabaster, Marble, Stone, Lead and Jet in the Victoria and Albert Museum. London. 1996. p.36, cat. no. 9.
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
A.41-1935

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
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