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The Vision of St Jerome
St Jerome (about 340-420), famous for his translation of the Bible into Latin, had a vision of the angel sounding the Last Trump to herald the Day of Judgement. He is shown kneeling in penitence with a skull symbolic of human mortality. The lion, from whose paw he extracted a thorn, stands behind him. Ribera was a Spanish artist who settled in Naples, then ruled by Spain. His sympathetic interpretation of old age has profoundly influenced this unknown artist.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 6
Measurements
Height
(cm): 203.5
Width
(cm): 153.4
Height
(in): 80
Width
(in): 60
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