SculptureItalian16th century

Saint Jerome in Penitence

1500-1550

Artists

Unidentified ArtistArtist

Classification

Sculpture

Technique

Cast

Medium

Bronze with golden brown patina

Culture

Italian

Century

16th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

12.5 x 8.2 x 0.8 cm (4 15/16 x 3 1/4 x 5/16 in.)

Provenance

Stefano Bardini, Florence, sold [through Christie's, London, May 26, 1902, lot 180]; to H. O. Watson, New York. Grenville Lindall Winthrop, New York, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1934

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