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St. Jerome

Bust
ca. 1474-1554 (made)
Artist/Maker
Rustici, Giovanni Francesco (sculptor)
Place of origin
Florence (made)

This terracotta bust representing Saint Jerome is made in the style of Rustici in Italy (Florence) in ca. 1475-1500.
Giovanni Francesco Rustici (1474-1554) would be best known for his bronze group of the Preaching of the Baptist over the north door of the Baptistry in Florence (commissioned 1506; exhibited 1511). Rustici was also responsible for a series of terracotta roundels with mythological scenes in the Villa Salviati, Florence. About 1527-8 he left Florence for France, where he worked for the remainder of his life.

Object details

Categories
Christianity
Religion
Sculpture
Portraits
Object type
Bust
TitleSt. Jerome (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Terracotta
Terracotta
Brief description
Bust, terracotta, Saint Jerome, in the style of Rustici, Italy (Florence), ca. 1475-1500
Physical description
Bust of St Jerome, the Saint shown with head upturned and open mouth, looking to his left. The bust is curved at the base, and is cut off below the shoulders and through the chest. The left shoulder is covered by a cloak.
Dimensions
  • Height: 47.9cm
  • Width: 46cm
  • Depth: 24cm
  • Weight: 21kg
Object history
Purchased in Florence, £6 in 1863.
Subjects depicted
Bust
St Jerome
Summary
This terracotta bust representing Saint Jerome is made in the style of Rustici in Italy (Florence) in ca. 1475-1500.
Giovanni Francesco Rustici (1474-1554) would be best known for his bronze group of the Preaching of the Baptist over the north door of the Baptistry in Florence (commissioned 1506; exhibited 1511). Rustici was also responsible for a series of terracotta roundels with mythological scenes in the Villa Salviati, Florence. About 1527-8 he left Florence for France, where he worked for the remainder of his life.
Bibliographic references
  • Inventory of Art Objects Acquired in the Year 1863. In: Inventory of the Objects in the Art Division of the Museum at South Kensington, Arranged According to the Dates of their Acquisition. Vol I. London: Printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1868, p. 5
  • Maclagan, Eric and Longhurst, Margaret H. Catalogue of Italian Sculpture. Text. London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1932, p. 63
  • Pope-Hennessy, John. Catalogue of Italian Sculpture in the Victoria and Albert Museum. Volume II: Text. Sixteenth to Twentieth Century. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1964, p. 404
  • Raggio, Olga. Catalogue of Italian Sculpture in the Victoria and Albertt Museum. Art Bulletin. Vol. L, 1968, p. 101
  • Marani, Pietro C. and Fiorio, Maria Teresa, ed. by, Leonardo da Vinci: The Design of the World, exh. cat., Milan, 2015 p. 120
  • Sénéchal, Philippe, Giovan Francesco Rustici, 1475-1554: un sculpteur de la Renaissance entre Florence et Paris, Paris, 2007, pp. 218-219.
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
8383-1863

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
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