Said to have come from the Benedictine abbey church of Saint Peter
in Erfurt, Germany, this statue by Tilman Riemenschneider (c. 1460
- 1531), dated to c. 1495, depicts the church father Saint Jerome
as he removes a thorn from the paw of a lion, a legendary account
of the saint's kindness. Following the common iconography of the
scene, Jerome is dressed in the traditional robes of a Roman
cardinal, with the cowl draped over his tonsured head and the
broad-brimmed hat on his right leg. Traces of polychromy and
gilding suggest that it was once brightly coloured. Drill holes in
the hat further indicate that cords and tassels of fabric, typical
of a cardinal's hat, would once have decorated the sculpture.
Whether the statue was originally commissioned for an altar in a
private chapel or for its artistic value remains unknown. Its
alleged provenance from a church in Erfurt and Jerome's popularity
as a patron saint of humanists and scholars make either scenario
likely. Alabaster was prized for its lustre and capacity for fine
details from the fourteenth to the sixteenth century. The gleaming
stone was used for altarpieces and small sculptures, as well as the
tombs of wealthy princes. The book unites alabaster works from the
medieval collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art and selected
masterpieces of alabaster sculpture from North American museums and
the Louvre in Paris, which allow insight into the production of
alabaster sculptures in this period. It is striking that these
works are of such a particularly exquisite quality that this
material was used especially for high-ranking commissions, such as
the tomb of Duke Philip the Bold of Burgundy in Champmol near
Dijon. The book is accompanied by several essays that examine the
subject of alabaster sculpture from different perspectives.
General
| Imprint: |
D Giles Ltd
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Cleveland Masterwork, 6 |
| Release date: |
April 2023 |
| Authors: |
Gerhard Lutz
|
| Dimensions: |
216 x 216mm (L x W) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
180 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-913875-43-5 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
1-913875-43-1 |
| Barcode: |
9781913875435 |
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