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Saint Jerome in the Desert
Hieronymus Cock (Flemish, c. 1510-1570)LinkedCulture matchlcp-f6d7ac022cc9
- Date
- c. 1553
- Medium
- Etching and engraving on ivory laid paper
- Culture
- Flanders
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Object ID
- 62181
From the Art Institute of Chicago record
Hieronymus Cock’s print of Saint Jerome depicts the saint during the five years that he spent in the desert, outside of civilization. Jerome valued austerity and was inspired by the ascetic monks he met during his travels. While living in the desert, he was tormented by visions of temptations produced by the devil, including phantoms of beautiful women, terrifying beasts, and piles of silver and gold.
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- Credit line
- Joseph Brooks Fair Fund
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- Object type
- AAT300041273
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