Riemenschneider and Late Medieval Alabaster
Riemenschneider and Late Medieval Alabaster In the center of this publication is Tilman Riemenschneider's Saint Jerome and the Lion, one of the masterpieces of the Cleveland Museum of ArtSaid to have…
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Riemenschneider and Late Medieval Alabaster
In the center of this publication is Tilman Riemenschneider's Saint Jerome and the Lion, one of the masterpieces of the Cleveland Museum of ArtSaid to have come from the Benedictine abbey church of Saint Peter in Erfurt, Germany, this statue by Tilman Riemenschneider (c. 1495, depicts the church father Saint Jerome as he removes a thorn from the paw of a lion, a legendary account of the saint's kindness. 1460 - 1531), dated to c.
Traces of polychromy and gilding suggest that it was once brightly colored. Following the common iconography of the scene, Jerome is dressed in the traditional robes of a Roman cardinal, with the cowl draped over his tonsured head and the broad-brimmed hat on his right leg. Drill holes in the hat further indicate that cords and tassels of fabric, typical of a cardinal's hat, would once have decorated the sculpture.
Whether the statue was