Saint Jerome in Penitence, 1509
Lucas Cranach the Elderexpand_more
Woodcutexpand_more
Bequest of Herschel V. Jonesexpand_more P.68.138
Not on Viewexpand_more
Lucas Cranach the Elder was the leading artist of Wittenberg, the intellectual and spiritual hotbed of Germany. Although Cranach was an ardent Catholic when he made this print, he would become one of Martin Luther's closest friends and most effective propagandists (Wittenberg is where Luther posted his theses decrying church practices). One wonders whether Cranach's interest in Saint Jerome presages his close association with Luther, the most important Bible translator of his own time. This woodcut fairly pulsates, with nature cast as a spiritual force alive in all its elements.
Details
- Title
- Saint Jerome in Penitence
- Artist Life
- (Saxony), 1472 - 1553
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- P.68.138
- Provenance
- Eisgarn, Klebebande: not in Lugt; Baron von Lanna (Lot 2786) L. 2773; Frederick Keppel, 1924
- Catalogue Raisonne
- Holl.84; B.63
- Curator Approved
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