St. Jerome Praying in a Landscape
ArtistFollower of
Girolamo Muziano
(Italian, 1528-1592)
CultureItalian
DateNo Date
MediumPen, ink, wash, paper
DimensionsOverall: 14 x 10 1/8 in. (35.6 x 25.7 cm)
InscribedInscribed in pen along lower right edge "Girolamo Muziano f." and stamped with the collector's mark (Lugt 2908).
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number50.49.42
Not on view
DescriptionPen and brown ink drawing with red wash and white heightening. Saint Jerome, kneeling and praying in the wilderness. A Bible, skull, and lion are all seen-- symbols of the Saint.ProvenanceEarl of Arundel; Sir Thomas Lawrence; Captain Turner; William Howgate, Leeds, by 1912; Alvin T. Hert, Louisville, 1912-21; Mrs. Hert, 1921-49; French and Co., New York City, 1950; Museum Purchase, 1950. Exhibition History"One Hundred Drawings in the Chrysler Museum at Norfolk, Norfolk, VA, March 2 - May 6, 1979. Published ReferencesEric M. Zafran. _One Hundred Drawings in the Chrysler Museum at Norfolk_. Norfolk, VA: The Chrysler Museum, 1979, Cat. No. 3, p. 11; Ill. No. 3, n.p.
Giovanni Francesco Barbieri (Guercino)
1624
