Saint Jerome in his Study

Lorenzo Monaco, c. 1420

Saint Jerome, who translated the Bible into Latin in the 4th century, is considered the most learned of the four Church Fathers. Lorenzo Monaco depicted him in the corner of his study, accompanied by the lion that befriended him after he removed a thorn from its paw. This panel was the right wing of a small diptych.

  • Artwork typepainting, zijpaneel
  • Object numberSK-A-3976
  • Dimensionsheight 23 cm x width 18 cm x thickness 3 cm
  • Physical characteristicstempera on panel

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Identification

  • Title(s)

    Saint Jerome in his Study

  • Object type

  • Object number

    SK-A-3976

  • Description

    De heilige Hieronymus staande in zijn studeervertrek, een pen in de rechterhand, en opengeslagen boek op de lessenaar. Bij de voeten van de geleerde zit de leeuw en heft zijn linkerpoot naar hem op. Links een boekenkast met boeken. Heeft als rechtervleugel waarschijnlijk samen met een paneel met een Madonna van Nederigheid een tweeluik gevormd. Met geïntegreerde lijst.

Creation

  • Creation

    painter: Lorenzo Monaco, Florence

  • Dating

    c. 1420

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    tempera on panel

  • Dimensions

    height 23 cm x width 18 cm x thickness 3 cm

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  • Subject

Acquisition and rights

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    Inv.; sale, Richard von Kaufmann (1849-1908, Berlin), Berlin (Cassirer & Helbing), 4 December 1917 sqq., no. 4, DM 8,000, to Prof. Dr Otto Lanz (1865-1935), Amsterdam;{File RMA, invoice 4 December 1917; Amsterdam 1934, no. 241.} his widow, Anna Theresia Elisabeth Lanz - Willi (1870 - 1954), Amsterdam, 1935; from whom, CHF 2,000,000 and fl. 350,000, with xx other paintings, to Hans Posse (1879-1942), for Adolf Hitler’s Führermuseum, Linz, through the mediation of the dealer N. Katz, CHF 2,000,000 and fl. 350,000, with xx other paintings, 1941; war recuperation, SNK, 7 November 1945 (inv. no. NK 2337);{Provenance from 1908 to 1945 reconstructed by Ekkart et al. 2006; MCCP website, file card no. 3903.} on loan from the SNK to the museum, 1948 (inv. no. SK-C-1391); transferred to the museum, 1960

  • Remarks

    Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

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