Saint Jerome and the Angel of Judgement

Saint Jerome and the Angel of Judgement is an oil on canvas painting by Jusepe de Ribera, signed and dated by the artist in 1626. It was produced as a display for a side chapel next to the high altar of the church of Santissima Trinità delle Monache, which also housed Ribera's Earthly Trinity[1]. The religious order running the building was suppressed in 1813 and the canvas instead entered the Bourbon Collection and the National Museum of Capodimonte in Naples - it still hangs in the latter.[1][1]

Saint Jerome and the
Angel of Judgement
ArtistJusepe de Ribera
Year1626
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensions262 cm × 164 cm (103 in × 65 in)
LocationNational Museum of Capodimonte, Naples

It is typical of Neapolitan Caravaggism. The figure of an angel blowing a trumpet draws on the angel in Caravaggio's own Saint Matthew and the Angel. The work shows Saint Jerome producing the Vulgate Bible, shown as a scroll on the floor in front of him. Behind Jerome is his typical attribute of a lion, whilst to his right are a skull and a book, both also attributes of the saint.

References
  1. AA.VV., Museo di Capodimonte, Milano, Touring Club Editore, 2012, pag. 232. ISBN 978-88-365-2577-5


WSJ article about this painting January 4, page C14

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