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| Keywords: Marco Zoppo - Saint Jerome in Penitence - Walters 37542.jpg In art Saint Jerome is often represented as a penitent who spent four years in the Syrian desert as a hermit To expel lascivious thoughts of young women he beat his breast and he grew spiritually strong through long hours of study Though the saint is usually represented in his desert retreat here he is shown in timeless isolation This panel is one of four depicting penitent male saints that may have framed a central painting of the suffering Christ Zeri Italian paintings in the Walters Art Gallery 141 211-212 ca 1468 early Renaissance oil on panel Painted surface H 19 3/8 x W 10 3/4 x Approx D 9/16 in 49 2 x 27 3 x 1 4 cm accession number 37 542 13974 Don Marcello Massarenti Collection Rome date and mode of acquisition unknown 1881 catalogue no 62 1897 catalogue no 402 as Francesco Squarcione Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters with the Massarenti Collection 1902 place of origin Padua Italy Walters Art Museum license Italian Renaissance paintings in the Walters Art Museum Marco Zoppo Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
