Why it matters
Saint Jerome does penance in a landscape, in a red cardinal's robe. Lotto probably painted it in Rome, influenced by Raphael and other artists at the court of Pope Julius II.
Did you know?
- It dates from around 1509.
- It is a variation on his earlier Saint Jerome in the Louvre.
- It was donated to Castel Sant'Angelo in 1916.
Based on the Wikipedia article Saint Jerome in Penitence (Lotto, Rome) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
