Saint Jerome in His Study, Vincenzo Catena
Vincenzo Catena
Saint Jerome in His Study
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Vincenzo Catena

Saint Jerome in His Study, ca. 1513 – 1515


Dimensions
64.5 x 94.2 x 1.8 cm
Physical Description
Poplar
Inventory Number
839
Acquisition
Acquired in 1832
Status
On loan

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This painting by the Venetian painter Vincenzo Catena is characterised by the emphasis on the representation of space and the lack of an active narrative. As a result, the depicted objects appear almost like elements in a still life. The Church Father Jerome is shown not writing but engrossed in his reading, his head supported by his bent arm. Analogous to the concept of the picture as a window onto the world, the space has been laid out using central perspective, and is not a "study" but is opened up through the view into the landscape, in front of which the Crucifix rises in silhouette.

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    02:17

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15.11.2024