St. Jerome in the Wilderness

Moderno (Galeazzo Mondella)

model ca. 1490 (possibly cast 16th century) · Copper alloy, with reddish brown natural patina; pierced at the top. · Robert Lehman Collection

The model of this plaquette dates to about 1490, and is stylistically related to Moderno’s Pietà. A more accomplished and probably later variant exists in two very rare casts (National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Musei Civici d’Arte e Storia, Brescia). Here the pose of Saint Jerome has been changed, the lion removed, the background extended, and the crucifix placed more to the right of the scene. The Lehman piece is a worn old aftercast with some loss of details, possibly dating from the sixteenth century.

Artist

Moderno (Galeazzo Mondella)

Date

model ca. 1490 (possibly cast 16th century)

Medium

Copper alloy, with reddish brown natural patina; pierced at the top.

Department

Robert Lehman Collection

Credit line

Robert Lehman Collection, 1975