Pier Francesco Mola
Saint Jerome
About this artwork
Saint Jerome, the fourth-century saint who translated the Bible from Greek into Latin, is shown as a scholar in the wilderness, with a book and writing materials and his stone of self-punishment. The style of the painting, with its strong colouring and vigorous brushwork, is close to that of Mola, who was one of the leading painters in Rome in the mid-seventeenth century.
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title:Saint Jerome
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accession number:NG 29
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materials:Oil on canvas
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date created:About 1650
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measurements:61.00 x 79.00 cm (framed: 80.50 x 98.50 x 5.00 cm)
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credit line:Purchased by the RI 1830; transferred 1859
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photographer:Antonia Reeve