Saint Jerome in Penitence

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Saint Jerome in Penitence

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As a desert hermit, Jerome learned Hebrew from a monk (a convert from Judaism) to distract him from his sexual appetites. When that didn't work, he turned to self-torture, which is why he often holds a rock. Said his friend Saint Augustine, Three times every day he beat his flesh so hard that rivers of blood flowed from his body. In this early print, Albrecht Dürer used Jerome's exile as an opportunity to render the fantastic art of nature that he found in the Alpine landscape. Germany, Europe

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Dated
c. 1496–97
Artist
Albrecht Dürer
Department
European Art
Credit
Gift of Albert and Parker Trostel
Medium
Engraving

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A bare-chested saint raises a stone to beat his own flesh, yet the real subject here might be the wildflowers at his feet. In this engraving from around 1496 to 1497, Albrecht Dürer placed Saint Jerome in a penitential wilderness and then filled it with mossy ground, jagged Alpine rock, and a distant town rendered with almost scientific precision. The lion rests calmly nearby while Jerome suffers, but Dürer's attention is clearly on the natural world around them. This early print signals one of the Renaissance's most restlessly observant eyes.

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Object ID
47048
Object Type
Prints
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Creator
Albrecht Dürer
  • Minneapolis Institute of Art field “Artist” · copied as is
Medium
Engraving
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Department
European Art
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Credit Line
Gift of Albert and Parker Trostel
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Date
c. 1496–97
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Begin Year
1496
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End Year
1496
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