St. Jerome (after Guido Reni)
Artist: Bartolomeo Coriolano (Italian, active 1627-1653)
Date: 1637
Dimensions:
11 3/4 x 8 3/4 in.
Medium: Chiaroscuro woodcut-green, black, brown, blocks
Place of Origin: Bologna, Italy
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Winthrop H. Perry Fund
Object number: 1961.19
Label Text:These prints show three different variations in the printing of one image, including differences in the colors and the words printed on the sheets. In chiaroscuro woodcuts (key-arr-oh-skyur-oh; meaning light/dark), a different carved block was used for each color. The blocks were then inked and printed onto paper, one over the other, carefully lined up to make a complete image. The intent was to more closely mimic the modeling and depth of a painting.
Considered to be among Bartolomeo Coriolano’s masterworks, this image of Saint Jerome is related to a painting by Guido Reni in the National Gallery, London. Saint Jerome (about 342–420) was an early Christian theologian, writer, and hermit known for his scholarship. He is revered primarily for his translation of the Bible into Latin (the Vulgate). Here he is shown in hermit’s surroundings contemplating a crucifix.
Coriolano worked almost exclusively with Guido Reni, translating the artist’s paintings into prints. Eighteen of Coriolano’s known 21 prints are after designs by the renowned Baroque painter.
Considered to be among Bartolomeo Coriolano’s masterworks, this image of Saint Jerome is related to a painting by Guido Reni in the National Gallery, London. Saint Jerome (about 342–420) was an early Christian theologian, writer, and hermit known for his scholarship. He is revered primarily for his translation of the Bible into Latin (the Vulgate). Here he is shown in hermit’s surroundings contemplating a crucifix.
Coriolano worked almost exclusively with Guido Reni, translating the artist’s paintings into prints. Eighteen of Coriolano’s known 21 prints are after designs by the renowned Baroque painter.
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