Circle of Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)
St Jerome c.1490
Metalpoint and brush and ink with white heightening on grey prepared paper | 16.5 x 14.7 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 912571
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A study of St Jerome, naked, kneeling on his left knee, facing to the left with his head almost in profile to the left, and his body turned away from the spectator. In his left hand is a crucifix, and his right arm is stretched out behind him. On the verso is an inscription: Leonardo da Vinci .5.3. .(?Gibson).
Provenance
From the collection of William Gibson; probably acquired by Charles II. Listed in George III’s Inventory A, p. 123, ‘Coreggio Parmegiano &ca.’, no. 36, ‘a naked figure on a blueish paper. By Leonardo da Vinci. {in pencil: transferred to Vol 1 of Leonardo's Drawings}’
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Medium and techniques
Metalpoint and brush and ink with white heightening on grey prepared paper
Measurements
16.5 x 14.7 cm (sheet of paper)
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