The Penitence of Saint Jerome
ca. 1512–15
Medium
Oil on wood
Dimensions
Shaped top: central panel, overall, with engaged frame, 46 1/4 x 32 in. (117.5 x 81.3 cm); each wing, overall, with engaged frame, 47 1/2 x 14 in. (120.7 x 35.6 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Department
European Paintings
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Fletcher Fund, 1936
Accession Number
36.14a–c
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the ethereal world of Joachim Patin's *The Penitence of Saint* (ca. 1512–15), a masterful Early Netherlandish tript in oil on wood, housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. This Flemish artist, often hailed as the first true landscape painter, crafted this work with a shaped top central panel (46¼ × 32 inches) flanked by wings (each 47½ × 14 inches), blending devotional narrative with breathtaking scenery. Oil on wood allowed Patinir's signature glazing techniques to build luminous depth, capturing the play of light across vast, fantastical vistas. At its heart, the central panel d...