Saint Jerome in the Cave

Public Domain

Artist(s) / maker(s)

Johannes I Sadeler (engravers (printmakers))
,
Gillis I Mostaert (after)
,
Ferdinand Reael (publisher)

Date

ca. 1560 - 1593

Period

16th century

Collection

Museum of Fine Arts Ghent
The naked Saint Hieronymus kneels in the cave. In his hands he holds a stone. In front of him is an image of the Virgin Mary with the Christ Child. Also depicted are Hieronymus' attributes: the lion on the right, his cardinal's hat on the left and a classical statue.

More about this work

Features
Artist(s) / maker(s) Johannes I Sadeler , Gillis I Mostaert VIAF RKD , Ferdinand Reael
Type burin engraving
Category prints (visual works)
Material paper
Dimensions 254 x 197 mm
Location Work currently not on display
Object number 2014-NW
Description
Subjects religious symbolism AAT, figures (representations) , landscapes
Tags saints Iconclass, the monk and hermit Jerome (Hieronymus); possible attributes: book, cardinal's hat, crucifix, hour-glass, lion, skull, stone Iconclass, male sex; man Iconclass, kneeling figure Iconclass, the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) Iconclass, cave, grotto Iconclass, beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion Iconclass, cardinal Iconclass, (human) skull Iconclass, head-gear: hat Iconclass, Madonna: i.e. Mary with the Christ-child Iconclass, female sex; woman Iconclass, the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) - AA - female human figure Iconclass, boulder, stone Iconclass, crucifix ~ personal devotion Iconclass, church (exterior) Iconclass, lizards Iconclass, art (+ copy, copying ~ work of art) Iconclass
Linked open data
Data PURL https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2014-NW
IIIF manifest https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/11726/manifest.json
LIDO XML https://datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_lido&identifier=oai:datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be:mskgent.be:2014-NW
Vlaamse Kunstcollectie - EN

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