Angel Appearing to St. Jerome
Datec. 1640
Object PlaceItaly, Southern Europe, Europe
MediumOil on canvas
ClassificationsPaintings
Dimensions68 1/2 inches × 78 inches (173.99 × 198.12 cm)
Credit LineFounders Society Purchase, Ralph Harman Booth Bequest Fund, Henry Ford II Fund, Benson and Edith Ford Fund and New Endowment Fund
Object number69.6
DescriptionSt. Jerome, partially covered with a red cloak, sits before a cave, left hand holding an open book. He looks up at an angel with golden hair who has appeared to help him with his work. A skull rests on a shelf of stone next to the saint.On View
On viewLocations
- Exhibition Demo Museum (Hanover Square), Level 3, European Paintings, Gallery 7
ProvenanceFormerly in the collection of:
Balbi Palace, Genoa;
Walsh Porter, April 14, 1810, Lot 40;
E. Higginson, June 11, 1846, Lot 181;
Captain E. G. Spencer-Churchill, M. C., Northwick Park
17th Century
c. 1678
18th Century
c. 1730
1540/1545
1641