Saint Jerome

Description

Bartolomeo Coriolano made prints for Guido Reni in a fruitful collaboration that lasted from 1627 until Reni’s death. The more established artist approved so highly of Coriolano’s intricate chiaroscuro woodcutting skills that in the end he asked him to reproduce 24 of his drawings. The nearby etching (1935.431) by Reni himself, which is monochromatic and more realistic due to its fine lines, demonstrates the contrasts between intaglio and relief prints.

Saint Jerome

Bartolomeo Coriolano

1637

Accession Number

84410

Medium

Chiaroscuro woodcut in blue, black, and tan on buff laid paper

Dimensions

Image: 29.4 × 22 cm (11 5/8 × 8 11/16 in.); Sheet: 31.4 × 24 cm (12 3/8 × 9 1/2 in.)

Classification

woodcut

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Alfred E. Hamill Fund