Who created "Penitent St. Jerome (recto); Notes and Accounts (verso)"?

Penitent St. Jerome (recto); Notes and Accounts (verso) was created by Bartolomé Carducho|Vicente Carducho in ca. 1600.

What medium is "Penitent St. Jerome (recto); Notes and Accounts (verso)"?

Penitent St. Jerome (recto); Notes and Accounts (verso) is Pen and brown ink (recto and verso).

Is "Penitent St. Jerome (recto); Notes and Accounts (verso)" in the public domain?

Yes, Penitent St. Jerome (recto); Notes and Accounts (verso) is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Penitent St. Jerome (recto); Notes and Accounts (verso)

Q: When was "Penitent St. Jerome (recto); Notes and Accounts (verso)" created?

This artwork was created ca. 1600.

Bartolomé Carducho|Vicente Carducho

ca. 1600

Medium

Pen and brown ink (recto and verso)

Dimensions

5-9/16 x 8 in. (14.1 x 20.3 cm)

Classification

Drawings

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of Harry G. Sperling, 1971

Accession Number

1975.131.207

Tags

Saints

Art Historical Context

This delicate drawing by the Italian-born brothers Bartolomé and Vicente Carducho, created around 1600, captures the Penitent St. Jerome on recto—a revered saint depicted in ascetic contemplation amid a rocky desert landscape. Jerome, one of the four great Doctors of the Church, is shown in a classic pose of repentance, often with a skull and crucifix symbolizing mortality and redemption. The verso reveals a practical surprise: the artists' own notes and accounts, highlighting how Renaissance and early Baroque draftsmen thriftily reused sheets for both art and daily business. Executed in pen ...

About the Artist

Bartolomé Carducho|Vicente Carducho (Spanish|Italian) · 1560 |1570 –1608 |1638

Spanish, Florence ca. 1560–1608 Madrid|Italian, 1570/78–1638

Penitent St. Jerome (recto); Notes and Accounts (verso)

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