The Penitence of Saint Jerome by Joachim Patinir, ca. 1515.
The Penitence of Saint Jerome · Joachim Patinir · ca. 1515 · European Paintings
The Penitence of Saint Jerome by Joachim Patinir, ca. 1515.
The Penitence of Saint Jerome by Joachim Patinir, ca. 1515.
The Penitence of Saint Jerome by Joachim Patinir, ca. 1515.

The Penitence of Saint Jerome

Joachim Patinir

Year
ca. 1515
Medium
Oil on wood
Dimensions
Shaped top: central panel, overall, with engaged frame, 46 1/4 x 32 in. (117.5 x 81.3 cm); each wing, overall, with engaged frame, 47 1/2 x 14 in. (120.7 x 35.6 cm)
Collection
European Paintings
License
Public Domain

Joachim Patinir’s “The Penitence of Saint Jerome” is dated around 1515. It’s an oil on wood with a shaped top. The central panel measures 46 1/4 x 32 inches. Each wing measures 47 1/2 x 14 inches. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

Patinir often painted landscapes as primary subjects. This work features Saint Jerome in a vast, detailed landscape. The scene includes rocky cliffs, a river, and distant mountains.

The painting was acquired by the Metropolitan Museum of Art through the Fletcher Fund in 1936. It is part of the European Paintings collection.

Patinir was active in Antwerp by 1515 and remained there until his death in 1524. He is known for his landscape painting, a genre he elevated to prominence during the Northern Renaissance.

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/437261

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