In a landscape with remains of Roman ruins, Saint Jerome kneels on the ground and hits himself with a stone. His cloak and cardinal's hat lie on a stone wall. He rests on a skull. The lion's symbol lies at the top of a low staircase, licking its paws.
| Artist |
Hieronymus Cock
RKD
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Maarten van Heemskerck
RKD
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| Title | Ruins with the Penitent Saint Jerome |
| Date | 1552 |
| Period | 16th century |
| Location | Antwerp TGN |
| Medium and support | etching AAT |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | bottom left: Martinus/ hemstkirc/ ken inue |
| year centre below: 1552 | |
| centre below: Cock fecit | |
| inscription bottom right: 27 [...] | |
| inscription top right: 273 | |
| owners mark on the back, top right: fVB | |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type | etching AAT |
| Inventory number | 2018-FZ |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2018-FZ |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/11235/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300055874
religious symbolism
AAT
300015636 landscapes AAT 300015571 cityscapes (representations) AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
11H
saints
Iconclass
11H(JEROME) the monk and hermit Jerome (Hieronymus); possible attributes: book, cardinal's hat, crucifix, hour-glass, lion, skull, stone Iconclass 11P3112 cardinal Iconclass 11Q3 ascetic life and practice Iconclass 11Q31 mortification of the senses ~ ascetic life Iconclass 11Q331 anchorite, hermit Iconclass 11R71 skull as symbol of 'Vanitas' Iconclass 25F23(LION) beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion Iconclass 25I9 landscape with ruins Iconclass 41D221(HAT) head-gear: hat Iconclass 47G91 collapsing building Iconclass 48C149 ruin of a building ~ architecture Iconclass 57AA Good and Bad Behaviour, Moral Qualities (opposing concepts) Iconclass |
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