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Description: | This representation of Saint Jerome as a penitent was probably painted by the Milanese artist Andrea Solario at a late stage in his career. John Bowes acquired it as a painting by Cesare da Sesto, a painter born in the Varese, but active in Milan. Saint Jerome exemplifies Christian identification with Christ's suffering. The lion refers to an episode narrated by Jacobus de Voragine in the Golden Legend in which Jerome's intervention led to the admittance of this animal to his monastery, where he helped the monks in their everyday chores. The mountainous landscape evidences the influence of Northern European painting. | Subjects: | religion (St Jerome) | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Solario, Andrea (Italian painter, ca. 1465-1524) Æ Attributed to Previously attributed to Cesare da Sesto (Italian painter, 1477-1523) Previously attributed to Orley, Bernaert van (Flemish painter and draftsman, ca. 1492-ca. 1541) | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=9009... | Go to resource |
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