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| Madonna and Child with Saint Jerome | |
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| Artist | Pinturicchio |
| Year | 1481 |
| Medium | Oil on panel |
| Dimensions | 49.5 cm × 38 cm (19.5 in × 15 in) |
| Location | Gemäldegalerie, Berlin |
The Madonna and Child with Saint Jerome is a painting by the Italian Renaissance master Pinturicchio, painted in 1481 and housed in the Gemäldegalerie in Berlin.
Description
The painting shows an uncommon subject, with the Virgin holding the Child who writes on a book, an allusion to his intervention in the Holy Books. On the right is Saint Jerome, recognizable by his cardinal dress, leaving a book on the marble throne where the Madonna sits: in this case this is one of his traditional attributes of knowledge.
The Christ Child wears a pearl-lined coif, which can be seen in another work of Pinturicchio's from this period, the Crucifixion Between Saints Jerome and Christopher (c. 1475), now at the Borghese Gallery. The theme, used also by Fiorenzo di Lorenzo, was later abandoned by Pinturicchio in favour of a free, curly hair.
On the right is an open landscape, a typical element of Renaissance paintings of the Umbrian school.
References
- "Maria mit dem Kind und dem Heiligen Hieronymus". Staatliche Museen zu Berlin. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
Sources
- Acidini, Cristina (2004). "Pintoricchio". Pittori del Rinascimento. Florence: Scala. ISBN 88-8117-099-X.
External links
Media related to Madonna with Writing Child and St Jerome by Pinturicchio (Gemäldegalerie, Berlin) at Wikimedia Commons
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