Saint Jerome in the Desert | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1966.80
People: Caterina de Julianis, Italian (active 1695 - 1742)
Title: Saint Jerome in the Desert
Classification: Sculpture
Work Type: sculpture
Date: before 1700
Culture: Italian
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/228033

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Modelled and polychromed wax with wire and paper on a wooden support

Dimensions

sight: 20 x 24.7 x 0.6 cm (7 7/8 x 9 3/4 x 1/4 in.)
frame: 30.8 x 35.4 x 7.5 cm (12 1/8 x 13 15/16 x 2 15/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

inscription: backing, black ink, handwritten: Caterina de Julianis fecit circa anno 16[ ]
label: backing, paper, printed: 416

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Victor Spark, New York, NY, Gift to the Fogg Art Museum, 1966.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Victor Spark
Accession Year: 1966
Object Number: 1966.80
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

E. J. Pyke, A Biographical Dictionary of Wax Modellers, The Clarendon Press (Oxford, England, 1973), p. 73; repr. fig. 150

Exhibition History

Ancient to Modern, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/31/2012 - 06/01/2013

Verification Level

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1966.80: Saint Jerome in the Desert