St. Jerome in devotion

Title

St. Jerome in devotion

Draughtsman

• Jacques de Gheyn II ?

Period Produced

• 16th century

School

• Renaissance

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• Vergé paper
• handmade paper

Technique

• pen drawing

Geographic Reference

• Netherlandish

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing

Watermark

• Nicht feststellbar

Work Catalogues

• Regteren Altena 1983.II.34.104

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Genre

• historical narration
• depiction of a saint

Persons Shown

• Sophronius Eusebius Hieronymus

Primary

• 11H(JEROME)36 St. 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
• 44G321(SCOURGE)(+0) instruments of torture, execution or punishment: scourge (+ variant)

Alternative Attribution

• Italian, 16th century draughtsman; by note on mount