The Vision of Saint Jerome

Image credit: Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales

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Saint Jerome (c.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.
Title

The Vision of Saint Jerome

Date

c.1620

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 203.5 x W 153.4 cm

Accession number

NMW A 6

Acquisition method

purchased from the Heim Gallery, 1975

Work type

Painting

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