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Aparición de los ángeles a San Jerónimo
Aparición de los ángeles a San Jerónimo is an oil painting by the Early Baroque Italian artist Domenichino. It dates from 1601 and is held in the collection of the Museo del Prado.
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Technique & Style
Domenichino executed Aparición de los ángeles a San Jerónimo in 1601 using oil paint applied to a canvas support. The work measures 184 cm in height and 129 cm in width, presenting a religious narrative centered on Jerome in penitence. As a religious painting from the early 17th century, the piece employs the standard oil-on-canvas technique typical of the period's academic practice.
History & Provenance
It was first publicly exhibited as part of the Prado’s holdings after entering the royal collection of Ferdinand VII of Spain.
The work is dated to 1601 by internal documentation and by its Wikidata entry, which aligns the inception with that year.
The painting entered the Museo del Prado by 1819, when it was inventoried among works owned by Ferdinand VII of Spain. The monarch’s collection formed the nucleus of the Prado’s holdings, and the painting remains in the museum’s custody.
The work is held by the Museo del Prado in Madrid, where it is registered under the accession number P001122.
It was first publicly exhibited as part of the Prado’s holdings after entering the royal collection of Ferdinand VII of Spain.
Context
Domenichino's 1601 oil painting Aparición de los ángeles a San Jerónimo entered the Spanish royal collection through Ferdinand VII, now housed in the Museo del Prado. The work depicts Saint Jerome in penitence amid a heavenly vision, reflecting Counter-Reformation ideals of contemplative devotion. Scholarship emphasizes its role in the development of sacred narrative painting, situating Domenichino within the Bolognese classicizing tradition while highlighting his influence on later artists such as Poussin. Its reception in 17th-century Spain was favorable, noted for its emotional depth and compositional rigor.
Overview
Aparición de los ángeles a San Jerónimo is a 1601 oil painting by Domenichino, an artist of the Bolognese School. The work is characteristic of the early Baroque style in Italy and is now part of the Museo del Prado's collection.
Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts Saint Jerome, represented as an elderly man with a long white beard, seated on rocks and wrapped in a red cloth. Two winged figures float above him, while a third figure is partially hidden beside a skull, suggesting a scene of contemplation and spiritual reflection.
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Artist
Domenico Zampieri (US: Italian:; October 21, 1581 – April 6, 1641), known by the diminutive Domenichino (US: Italian: ) after his shortness, was an Italian Baroque painter of the Bolognese School of painters.
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