Saint Jerome Praying

Spanish or Northern Italian

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The plaquette depicts Saint Jerome in the wilderness, kneeling and holding a crucifix. A lion, an attribute of the saint, lies at his feet. The open book is an allusion to Jerome's role as a biblical scholar and translator of the Bible into Latin (known as the Vulgate). The book is inscribed "S I", for Sanctus Ieronymus. This aftercast has some loss of detail.

Saint Jerome Praying, Copper alloy with gilt obverse and reverse with reddish brown patina; integrally cast suspension loop at the top., Spanish or Northern Italian

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Saint Jerome Praying, Copper alloy with gilt obverse and reverse with reddish brown patina; integrally cast suspension loop at the top., Spanish or Northern Italian
Saint Jerome Praying, Copper alloy with gilt obverse and reverse with reddish brown patina; integrally cast suspension loop at the top., Spanish or Northern Italian
Saint Jerome Praying, Copper alloy with gilt obverse and reverse with reddish brown patina; integrally cast suspension loop at the top., Spanish or Northern Italian
Saint Jerome Praying, Copper alloy with gilt obverse and reverse with reddish brown patina; integrally cast suspension loop at the top., Spanish or Northern Italian

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