Saint Jerome
1693
Medium
Engraving on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Plate: 26.5 × 19.5 cm (10 7/16 × 7 11/16 in.); Sheet: 32 × 24.3 cm (12 5/8 × 9 5/8 in.)
Classification
engraving
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
36
Art Historical Context
In the Prints and Drawings department of the Art Institute of Chicago, Antoineon's *Saint Jerome* (169) stands as a fine example of late 17th-century engraving. This intricate print, executed on luxurious ivory laid paper, measures 26.5 × 19.5 cm on the plate, inviting viewers into the contemplative world of the revered Church Father. Masson, a skilled French engraver, captures the saint—patron of scholars and translator of the Vulgate Bible—in a moment of scholarly devotion, a popular subject in Baroque-era religious art that emphasized piety and introspection. Engraving, Masson's chosen med...