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| Keywords: Master of the Murano Gradual (Italian, active about 1430 - 1460) - Saint Jerome Extracting a Thorn from a Lion's Paw - Google Art Project.jpg This leaf depicts a story from the life of Saint Jerome about 341 - 420 one of the four doctors of the Church One day a lion entered the monastery where Jerome resided causing his fellow monks to flee but Jerome recognized that the beast was injured and he cured it by removing a thorn from its paw The saint's monumental form fills the foreground of the composition setting off the delicate gold tweezers Jerome uses to extract the thorn In the background a monk approaches with a pot of ointment and a bandage The encounter between man and animal in which Jerome comes to the lion's aid is poignant showing the moment when the lion submits to the saint the saint's concentration as he removes the thorn and the apprehensiveness of the attendant monk 1430 1460 active about 1430 - 1460 6915160 Master of the Murano Gradual Italian Italian 1430 - 1460 /collection/the-j-paul-getty-museum/artwork/saint-jerome-extracting-a-thorn-from-a-lions-paw-master-of-the-murano-gradual-italian-active-about-1430-1460/6913154/ Master of the Murano Gradual Italian active about 1430 - 1460 illuminator /artist/master-of-the-murano-gradual/6913156/ 6913156 /collection/the-j-paul-getty-museum/ The J Paul Getty Museum 343005 http //www getty edu/museum 3/13/2012 12 22 17 AM /collection/the-j-paul-getty-museum/artwork/saint-jerome-extracting-a-thorn-from-a-lions-paw-master-of-the-murano-gradual-italian-active-about-1430-1460/6913154/ 1425 second quarter of 15th century Tempera and gold leaf on parchment 210 6913154 True 1450 3/25/2012 3 41 17 PM lido getty edu-gm-obj323620 http //www getty edu/art/gettyguide/artObjectDetails artobj 323620 http //www getty edu/legal/copyright html Detached leaf 1420 1460 Italy Creation w165 x h210 cm second quarter of 15th century False 0 755859375 Part saint-jerome-extracting-a-thorn-from-a-lions-paw-master-of-the-murano-gradual-italian-active-about-1430-1460 Saint Jerome Extracting a Thorn from a Lion's Paw s 165 Tempera and gold leaf on parchment http //www getty edu/legal/copyright html special url_id 8AEou_JfI--FRQ PD-old-100-1923 1460 Google Art Project works by Master of the Murano Gradual MS 106 Getty museum Medieval miniatures of Saint Jerome | ||||
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