St. Jerome seated on the ground and reading an inscribed scroll, a skull next to his right leg and a lion beyond
Jusepe de Ribera (called Lo Spagnoletto) · ca. 1624
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"St. Jerome seated on the ground and reading an inscribed scroll, a skull next to his right leg and a lion beyond" is an etching and engraving by Jusepe de Ribera (called Lo Spagnoletto), dated circa 1624. The plate measures 19 x 24.9 cm (7 1/2 x 9 13/16 in.) and the sheet measures 19.5 x 25.4 cm (7 11/16 x 10 in.).
This print belongs to the classification of Prints and is held within the Drawings and Prints department. It was acquired by the Bequest of Phyllis Massar in 2011. The cultural context for this work is not provided in the catalogue data.
Information regarding the artwork's provenance, exhibitions, and literature is not available in the provided catalogue record. The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds several comparable works by Jusepe de Ribera, including "Saint Jerome Reading" (ca. 1624) and "Saint Jerome Hearing the Trumpet of the Last Judgment" (ca. 1621).
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