On-line gallery
- Reference number
- P01098
- Author
- Ribera, José de (Spanish)
- Title
- Penitent Saint Jerome
- Chronology
- 1652
- Technique
- Support
- Measures
- 77,2 cm x 71,8 cm
- School
- Theme
- Shown
- No
- Entrance
- COLECCION REAL
- Procedence
- Royal Collection
A representation of penitent Saint
Jerome (Ca. 340-420), wearing only
his red Cardinal's cape and holding
a cross which he beats his chest
with a stone.
The treatment of the light, which
outlines the saint's figure over a
neutral background, and the
detailed representation of both the
saint's anatomy and his dynamic
gaze give this work great
expressivity and reveal the skill
at communicating through painting
that Ribera had acquired by the end
of his life.
