Saint Jerome in Penitence (Titian, 1552) explained

Saint Jerome in Penitence
Year:c.1552
Artist:Titian
Medium:Oil on canvas
Height Metric:235
Width Metric:125
Metric Unit:cm
Imperial Unit:in
Museum:Pinacoteca di Brera
City:Milan

Saint Jerome in Penitence is an oil on canvas 1552 painting by Titian, from c. 1552. It is held in the Pinacoteca di Brera, in Milan.[1] It depicts Saint Jerome while doing penitence in the wilderness. He looks at the crucifix, at the left, while holding a rock on his hand, that he used to mortify himself. At the right bottom it is the tamed lion.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Penitent St. Jerome Pinacoteca di Brera . 5 November 2018.