Saint Jerome (1763–64): Art, History and Details

Saint Jerome (1763–64) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is Jean-Honoré Fragonard (French, 1732–1806); Johann Liss (German, c. 1597–1631).

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

Religious scenes are unusual during a century more interested in carefree themes. The prosperous bourgeoisie demanded works with decorative appeal for their homes-pictures of readily comprehensible subjects based on popular literature or theater and rendered with a light, colorful palette.

Object facts

• Title: Saint Jerome
• Date: 1763–64
• Creator attribution: Jean-Honoré Fragonard (French, 1732–1806); Johann Liss (German, c. 1597–1631)
• Culture: France
• Type: Print
• Technique: etching
• Collection: PR - Etching
• Department: Prints
• Accession number: 1974.266

Collection credit

Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland

Further reading listed by the museum

• Lee, Sherman E. “The Year in Review for 1974.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 62, no. 3 (March 1975): 62–102.

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