Saint Jerome

Antonio Vivarini

1440s · Tempera on wood, gold ground · European Paintings

Saint Jerome (347–420) is identified by his Cardinal's robes and the lion at his feet. He holds in his right hand the model of a church symbolizing his status as one of the four doctors of the Church, and in his left hand a book of his own writings. This exquisitely painted work is probably from the pilaster of a large, Gothic altarpiece.

Artist

Antonio Vivarini

Date

1440s

Medium

Tempera on wood, gold ground

Department

European Paintings

Credit line

Bequest of Adele L. Lehman, in memory of Arthur Lehman, 1965