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Basic Information
Historical Context
Workshop or follower version of Leonardo's unfinished St. Jerome in the Vatican. Leonardo's original, with its dramatic unfinished state revealing the creative process, was widely influential. Workshop versions typically complete the figure while attempting to maintain Leonardesque expressive intensity.
Artistic Appreciation
Workshop versions of St. Jerome demonstrate both the influence of Leonardo's original and the challenge of capturing its unfinished expressive power. More completed surface may lose the raw energy of Leonardo's pentimenti. Nevertheless, these versions disseminated Leonardo's conception of the penitent saint.
St. Jerome Penitent (Workshop Version) (San Girolamo penitente (versione bottega))
Visual Description
Emaciated St. Jerome in wilderness with rock for self-punishment. Lion companion at rest. Rocky landscape background. Workshop execution completing the figure more fully than Leonardo's unfinished original. Expression of spiritual anguish. Anatomically informed body.
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