Saint Jerome Hearing the Trumpet of the Last Judgment, c. 1621
Jusepe (Giuseppe) de Riberaexpand_more
Etching and engravingexpand_more
The William M. Ladd Collection Gift of Herschel V. Jones, 1916expand_more P.462
Not on Viewexpand_more
The blast of an angel's trumpet startles the old scholar. Jerome's own writings describe the sound as signaling the Last Judgment. Jusepe de Ribera made full use of the Baroque repertoire to convey the saint's heightened state, evident in Jerome's off-balance sway and theatrical arm gesture, and in the angel's foreshortened form and expansive wing. Ribera's deft handling of the etching needle enlivens the image with an excitement worthy of a miraculous vision.
Details
- Title
- Saint Jerome Hearing the Trumpet of the Last Judgment
- Artist Life
- Spanish (active in Italy), 1591-1652
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- P.462
- Catalogue Raisonne
- B.4 p.80
- Curator Approved
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