Saint Jerome in His Study, Vincenzo Catena
Vincenzo Catena
Saint Jerome in His Study
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Vincenzo Catena

Saint Jerome in His Study, ca. 1513 – 1515


Dimensions
64.5 x 94.2 x 1.8 cm
Physical Description
Poplar
Inventory Number
839
Acquisition
Acquired in 1832
Status
On display, 2nd upper level, Old Masters, room 16

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About the Work

This painting by the Venetian painter Vincenzo Catena is characterised by the emphasis on the representation of space and the lack of an active narrative. As a result, the depicted objects appear almost like elements in a still life. The Church Father Jerome is shown not writing but engrossed in his reading, his head supported by his bent arm. Analogous to the concept of the picture as a window onto the world, the space has been laid out using central perspective, and is not a "study" but is opened up through the view into the landscape, in front of which the Crucifix rises in silhouette.

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    02:17

Work Data

Basic Information

Title
Saint Jerome in His Study
Painter
Period Produced
School
Object Type
Physical Description
Poplar
Material
Technique

Property and Acquisition

Institution
Departement
Collection
Creditline
Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Picture Copyright
Public Domain
Acquisition
Acquired in 1832

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Illustrated Passage
  • Die Legenda aurea des Jacobus de Voragine, übersetzt von Richard Benz, Heidelberg 1984, S. 758

Iconclass

Primary
  • 11H(JEROME)12 St. Jerome as Doctor of the Latin Church in his study with book, pen and ink; lion and cardinal's hat beside him
Secondary

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13.03.2024