''Saint Jerome Penitent'' and ''Abraham Served by Three Angels'' are two paintings by the Italian Renaissance master
Antonello da Messina
Antonello da Messina (; 1425–1430February 1479), properly Antonello di Giovanni di Antonio, but also called Antonello degli Antoni and Anglicized as Anthony of Messina, was an Italian painter from Messina, active during the Italian Early Ren ...
. They are housed in the Pinacoteca Civica,
Reggio Calabria
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.
These two panels are considered to be among the first works by Antonello da Messina.
Antonello da Messina
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''Saint Jerome Penitent''
The painting shows elements inspired both the Flemish
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and Italian schools of painting. The rugged landscape is characteristic of the former, while the kneeling posture of Saint Jerome is typically Italian.
''Abraham Served by Three Angels''
Because of its poor condition, for a long time this work was considered a part of a larger ''Nativity''. The identification of theme was possible after the discovery of a small panel by a 15th-century French master (now at Denver
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) in which the scene is reproduced in its entirety, and which was surely known to the Italian master: the part missing in Antonello's work would show Sarah
Sarah (born Sarai) is a biblical matriarch, prophet, and major figure in Abrahamic religions. While different Abrahamic faiths portray her differently, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all depict her character similarly, as that of a pious woma ...
spying Abraham from the hut's door.
See also
*Themes in Italian Renaissance painting
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Description (St. Jerome)
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1450s paintings
Paintings by Antonello da Messina
Paintings of crucifixes
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Lions in art
Paintings of Abraham
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