Artwork
Saint Jerome
Saint Jerome is a photography by Unknown. It dates from 1550 and is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst.
About this work
Overview
The work titled Saint Jerome, attributed to the artist known as 1631_person, dates to around 1550. Executed as a painted image, it is part of the collection of the Museum of Ethnography. The composition centers on an elderly, bearded figure rendered without clothing, his hands joined in a contemplative pose.
Subject & Meaning
The depicted figure is Saint Jerome, a 4th‑century scholar celebrated for translating the Bible into Latin. His bare torso and clasped hands suggest a moment of intense meditation or penitence, while the furrowed expression conveys a sense of intellectual labor and spiritual concern.
Technique & Style
The artist employs a stark chiaroscuro, using deep, enveloping darkness to isolate the saint’s face and upper body. This contrast of light and shadow creates a three‑dimensional effect, emphasizing the texture of the beard and the tension in the facial features, and lends the scene a dramatic, introspective atmosphere.
History & Provenance
Created circa 1550, the painting entered the holdings of the Museum of Ethnography at an unspecified date. Its attribution to 1631_person remains based on stylistic analysis rather than documented commission, and the work has been referenced in scholarly catalogues as an example of mid‑16th‑century religious portraiture.
Artist & collection
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