Saint Jerome in Penitence (Titian, 1552)

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Saint Jerome in Penitence
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Artist Titian
Yearc.1552
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions235 cm× 125 cm(93 in× 49 in)
Location Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan

Saint Jerome in Penitence is an oil on canvas 1552 painting by Titian, from c. 1552. It is held in the Pinacoteca di Brera, in Milan. [1] It depicts Saint Jerome while doing penitence in the wilderness. He looks at the crucifix, at the left, while holding a rock on his hand, that he used to mortify himself. At the right bottom is the tamed lion.

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  1. "Penitent St. Jerome | Pinacoteca di Brera" . Retrieved 5 November 2018.