St. Jerome
Relief
first half of sixteenth century (made)
first half of sixteenth century (made)
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This enamelled terracotta panel relief is probably by the workshop of the Della Robbia made in the first half of the sixteenth century in Italy.
St. Jerome is represented in a blue tunic in the foreground of a rocky landscape, kneeling on the left with hands outstretched before a crucifix set in a mound on the right-hand side.
St Jerome was a Roman Catholic priest, who is well known for having translated the Vulgate, an early 5th century version of the bible in Latin
In art he appears often as one of the four Latin doctors of the church (the others being Augustine of Hippo, Ambrose and Pope Gregory I ) and is often represented in the costume of a cardinal.
St. Jerome is represented in a blue tunic in the foreground of a rocky landscape, kneeling on the left with hands outstretched before a crucifix set in a mound on the right-hand side.
St Jerome was a Roman Catholic priest, who is well known for having translated the Vulgate, an early 5th century version of the bible in Latin
In art he appears often as one of the four Latin doctors of the church (the others being Augustine of Hippo, Ambrose and Pope Gregory I ) and is often represented in the costume of a cardinal.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Relief in polychrome, enamelled terracotta |
| Brief description | Panel-relief in enamelled terracotta, showing St. Jerome kneeling before a crucifix, probably the workshop of Della Robbia, Italy, first half of 16th century. |
| Physical description | Relief in polychrome enamelled terracotta. St. Jerome is represented in a blue tunic in the foreground of a rocky landscape, kneeling on the left with hands outstretched before a crucifix set in a mound on the right-hand side. In the centre is his porphyry cardinal's hat and behind him to the left is the lion. In the background are (left) a stag before three trees, (upper centre) a man with a dromedary, and (right) a stag before a group of trees. The remainder is coarsely glazed in white, yellow, green, purple, blue, pale blue and brown. The right hand is broken and repaired. |
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| Object history | Purchased in Paris (vendor not recorded, £ 12,-). Historical significance: There is a somewhat similar reflief in the Casa Buonarroti at Florence. A second, somewhat larger version appeared in 1918 in the Bardini sale in New York (American Art Association, 23-27 April, 1918, No. 370, as Giovanni della Robbia). |
| Production | Florentine |
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| Summary | This enamelled terracotta panel relief is probably by the workshop of the Della Robbia made in the first half of the sixteenth century in Italy. St. Jerome is represented in a blue tunic in the foreground of a rocky landscape, kneeling on the left with hands outstretched before a crucifix set in a mound on the right-hand side. St Jerome was a Roman Catholic priest, who is well known for having translated the Vulgate, an early 5th century version of the bible in Latin In art he appears often as one of the four Latin doctors of the church (the others being Augustine of Hippo, Ambrose and Pope Gregory I ) and is often represented in the costume of a cardinal. |
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| Accession number | 4235-1858 |
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| Record created | July 2, 2008 |
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