Saint Jerome Penitent [left panel]

Created in 1510 by Jan Gossaert, the left panel titled Saint Jerome Penitent is an oil-on-panel religious work. The documented ownership chain begins with John M. Romadka of Prague and Milwaukee, who held the piece by 1858 prior to his death in 1898. It subsequently passed to his widow, Mrs. John M. Romadka, and later to their daughter, Mary Tekla Romadka, in Pasadena, California.

The painting was acquired by Duveen Brothers in New York by 1945 and sold to the Samuel H. Kress Foundation in New York in 1949. In 1952, the Kress Foundation transferred the work to the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., via exchange, where it remains part of the Kress Collection. The attribution and dating are supported by exhibition records from 1946 and scholarly catalogues published in 1977.

The left panel of Saint Jerome Penitent is held in the permanent collection of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., as part of the Samuel H. Kress Collection. The work entered the gallery's inventory in 1952 via an exchange gift from the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, which had acquired it in 1949. Prior to its acquisition by the Kress Foundation, the painting was associated with the Duveen Brothers in New York by 1945.

Its earlier provenance traces to John M. Romadka of Prague and Milwaukee, who owned it by 1858, followed by his widow and their daughter, Mary Tekla Romadka, in Pasadena, California. The specific accession details link the object to the Kress Collection Digital Archive under the identifier 1851.

This oil painting by Jan Gossaert, created around 1510, portrays Saint Jerome in a moment of solitary reflection. Titled Saint Jerome Penitent [left panel], the work utilizes oil on panel to render a devotional scene. It offers a focused depiction of the revered saint, emphasizing his spiritual journey rather than a public act.