St. Jerome in Penitence

Cleveland Museum of Art

St. Jerome in Penitence

Albrecht DürerLinkedCulture matchlcp-91cf98b472c5

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This print shows Albrecht Dürer’s interpretation of Saint Jerome in the wilderness. In this image, the saint is a gaunt penitent who kneels in front of a small crucifix placed on top of a tree stump (a reference to Christ’s cross and the tree of knowledge), while holding a rock in his right hand. Jerome was said to have beat his chest with a rock to alleviate his frequent hallucinations. Dürer included several different plant species, all Northern European in origin, displaying his dedication to the careful study and depiction of real plants. According to legend, after he aided a lion by pulling a thorn from its paw, it became Saint Jerome's permanent companion.

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Cleveland Museum of Art’s catalogue record

Medium
engraving
Credit Line
Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Prasse Collection, fiftieth anniversary gift
Type of artwork
Print
Department
Prints

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creation_date
c. 1497

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A gaunt Saint Jerome kneels bare-chested before a small crucifix, his right hand raised to strike his chest with a stone, while his lion rests quietly at his side. Albrecht Dürer made this engraving around 1497, when he was just in his mid-twenties, and already filling the wilderness behind Jerome with precisely observed Northern European ferns, grasses, and conifers. That botanical detail is not decoration. It signals a turning point in European art, where artists began studying the natural world directly rather than relying on symbolic convention.

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A figure with long hair sits on a rock beside a lion in a rocky landscape.

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Object ID
142352
Object Type
Print
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Type of artwork” · copied as is
Creator
Albrecht Dürer
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creators (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · derived by LinkedCulture from the museum field · Artist-role creator's description with life dates removed.
Culture
Germany, late 15th Century early 16th Century
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Culture” · copied as is
Medium
engraving
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Medium” · copied as is · Cleveland's 'technique' field holds materials.
Department
Prints
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Department” · copied as is
Tags
  • male
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field tags (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · combined from several museum fields
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field artists_tags (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · combined from several museum fields
Credit Line
Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Prasse Collection, fiftieth anniversary gift
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Credit Line” · copied as is
Date
c. 1497
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creation_date (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · copied as is
Begin Year
1492
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creation_date_earliest (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · copied as is
End Year
1452
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creation_date_latest (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · copied as is

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