fuckayehistory:

St. Jerome, 2nd half of the 15th century
Niccolò di Liberatore da Foligno, called l’Alunno
Italian
Tempera and gold on panel

“St. Jerome is the patron saint of students and libraries and was one of the Four Fathers of the Western Church. The D’Arcy’s painting portrays Jerome with a long grey beard, wearing the brilliant red robe and hat of a cardinal. Though he is often depicted in this manner, Jerome never officially served as cardinal since the office did not exist in his time. His cardinal’s frock may allude to the appointment which he held under Pope Saint Damasus I.”