The Penitent St Jerome
Can I see it?
Not on view at present
Where is “The Penitent St Jerome” now? Collection: Nationalmuseum, Stockholm. Not on view at present. Checked October 9, 2026.
Stockholm, Sweden
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum's website
About the painting
St Jerome (c.347-420) is depicted as an elderly penitent meditating on Christ’s Passion, symbolised by the cross. A shaft of light mercilessly highlights his desiccated flesh and greying beard, as he listens to the trumpet announcing the Day of Judgment. Loving skill was expended on the memento mori of a skull and the foreshortened volumes with their worn bindings. These refer to Jerome’s scholarly translation of the Bible into Latin, but also to the enduring nature of God’s word.
Nationalmuseum
Details
In the catalog
Display history
Not on view at present
Nationalmuseum · Oct 9, 2026 — now · Verified
Whether it was on view is unknown
Nationalmuseum · Sep 27, 2026 — Oct 9, 2026 · Unconfirmed
Sources
- Nationalmuseum
- Image: Nationalmuseum — Public Domain Mark 1.0
