Name/Title
St. Jerome Hears the Trumpet of the Last JudgmentEntry/Object ID
2022.4 Description
St. Jerome Hears the Trumpet of the Last Judgment, 17th century, Italian, oil on canvas.
St. Jerome is one of the four Doctors of the Church and the patron saint of scholars and librarians. His 4th-c. translation of the Bible from Greek and Hebrew into Latin came to be called the Vulgate, the official text of the Catholic Church. In this composition, Jerome is startled by his vision of an angel’s trumpet heralding the Last Judgment. He wears a red cloth signaling his role as a cardinal of the Church. In the lower right sits a skull, one of his attributes and a reminder of the transience of life. James Ryder, S.J., the second president of Saint Joseph’s College, bought this painting in Rome in 1830.Dimensions
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FramedHeight
47 inWidth
63-1/2 in