The Holy Hieronymus, St. Jerome

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This marble work, titled 'The Holy Hieronymus', is a work by Andrea Bregno (1418-1503). The Holy Hieronymus, most commonly known as St Jerome, was a Latin Catholic priest, confessor, theologian, and historian. He is best known for his translation of most of the Bible into Latin (the translation that became known as the Vulgate), and his commentaries on the Gospels. The high-relief is of a very similar style to another sculpture in The SMK's collection depicting John the Baptist (DEP35). An extremely similar version of the Holy Hieronymus by the same artist can be found at The Tabernacle of Alexander VI in the Sacrisity of Rome, S. Maria del Popolo (1473); the relief of John the Baptist is also virtually identical to the sculpture of the same name at the Piccolomini altar in the Cathedral of Siena (1481-85). The auction catalogue to where this work originates lists this and DEP35 as being part of a tombstone, and according to G. Carlo Sciolla in Arte Lombarda, XV, 1970, pp. 52 et seq. (Fig 2) in connection with the mention of Cardinal da Cusa's tomb in Rome, S. Pietro in Vincoli, considered the earliest work of the artist in Rome.

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SMK - Statens Museum for Kunst
The Statens Museum for Kunst (National Art Museum of Denmark) was founded in 1849 when the Danish royal collections became property of the people. Today we at SMK want to contribute to building a more creative and reflective society that values its history and cherishes difference.

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