Saint Jerome in Penitence (Titian, 1575) explained

Saint Jerome in Penitence
Medium:oil on canvas
Artist:Titian
Height Metric:255
Width Metric:125
Metric Unit:cm
Imperial Unit:in
Museum:Nuevos Museos, El Escorial
City:Madrid, Spain

Saint Jerome in Penitence is a c.1575 painting of Saint Jerome by Titian, now in the Nuevos Museos in the El Escorial. It was painted for King Philip II.[1]

Titian depicted Saint Jerome in two other paintings: a 1531 painting held in the Louvre in Paris and a 1552 painting held in the Pinacoteca di Brera in Milan.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Jaffé . David . Titian . 2003 . National Gallery Company . London . 1-85709-903-6 . 172–173 . 15 February 2024 . Catalogue.