Saint Jerome

1640 - 1645. Oil on canvas.
Not on display

Saint Jerome is seen in his retreat, studying and reading while listening to the trumpet of the Last Judgment. This is a characteristic work from Herrera’s mature period, which was characterised by a vigorous, energetic brushstroke and human types imbued with vitality and inner force. Also typical of the artist is the construction of the tunic, a fluid, almost monochrome area of paint with soft, luminous folds.

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Inventory number: P008262
Author: Francisco de Herrera the Elder
Title: Saint Jerome
Date: 1640 - 1645
Technique: Oil
Support: Canvas
Dimension: Height: 143 cm; Width: 100 cm
Provenance: Sala Retiro, Madrid, 13-6-2002, (lot 298); Óscar Alzaga Villaamil Collection, Madrid; donation of Óscar Alzaga Villaamil to the Prado Museum, 2017
Entry date: 2017

Bibliography +

Sala Retiro. Subasta extraordinaria, Lote 298, 2002 13 de junio, pp. lote 298.

Navarrete Prieto, Benito, De Herrera a Velázquez. El primer naturalismo en Sevilla, Fundación Focus-Abengoa; Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao, Sevilla; Bilbao, 2005, pp. 158-59, nº 16.

Ruiz Gómez, Leticia, Francisco de Herrera el Viejo. San Jerónimo, Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, 2018, pp. 96-98.