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Saint Jerome in the Wilderness, Gerard David

Gerard David

Saint Jerome in the Wilderness

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Saint Jerome in the Wilderness, ca. 1510

Dimensions: 31.5 x 21.8 x 0.4 cm

Physical Description: Mixed technique on oak

Inventory Number: 1091

Acquisition: Acquired in 1874

Status: On display, 2nd upper level, Old Masters, room 5

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Genre

Main Motif

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Illustrated Passage

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

Associated Source

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

Iconclass

Primary

11H(JEROME)36St. Jerome as penitent in the desert, half naked, kneeling before a crucifix and holding a stone in his hand to beat his breast; a skull (and other 'Vanitas' symbols), sometimes a scorpion and a snake beside him
31A233(+4)kneeling figure (+ three-quarter view)
25F23(LION)beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion

Secondary

48C514picture, painting
73D641crucified Christ with Mary and John on either side of the cross; Holy Rood
25H114low hill country
25H112rocks
25G11groups of trees
25H2143pond, pool

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18.07.2024