Bartolomeo Coriolano
Saint Jerome

ArtistItalian (Bolognese), c. 1599–1676
ArtistItalian (Bolognese), 1575–1642
CultureItalian
Titles
  • Saint Jerome
Date1637
MediumChiaroscuro woodcut from three blocks on laid paper, state I/II
DimensionsSheet: 11 7/8 × 8 7/8 in. (30.2 × 22.5 cm)
Sheet (support): 15 5/8 × 12 5/8 in. (39.7 × 32.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Marjorie G. and Evan C. Horning
Object number85.440
Not on view

Explore Further

Object Type
ProvenanceAmbroise Firmin-Didot (1790-1876), Paris (Lugt 119); P. Gervaise (b. 1860), Paris (Lugt 1078); possibly Alphonse Wyatt Thibaudeau (1840-1893) based on handwriting "Thibaudeau", verso, Paris and London (Lugt 2473)
Exhibition HistoryExhibited: "Going with the Grain: Woodcuts from Houston Collections," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Cameron Gallery, January 31 - April 19, 2009.

"Visions of Saints," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 23 December 2011 - 18 March 2012.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Signed and dated in printed ink, right bottom edge: Guid.Rhen.Inuen. / Barthol.Coriolanus Eques / Sculpfit Bonon.1637.
Verso: Inscribed in graphite, center top edge: 445 8225(?)
Verso: Inscribed in graphite, upper center: Yob(?)
Verso: Inscribed in pen and brown ink, center: P. Gervais 1860
Verso: Inscribed in graphite, center: Lugt 1078 / Thibaudot <-- THIBAUDEAUX LUGT 2473.?
Verso: Inscribed in graphite: lower center: A.FIRNAN-DIDOT LUGT 119 / 1790-1876
Recto: Signed and dated in printed ink, right bottom edge: Guid.Rhen.Inuen. / Barthol.Coriolanus Eques / Sculpfit Bonon.1637.
Verso: Stamp in ink, lower center: A.F.D [in rectangle]

Cataloguing data may change with further research.

If you have questions about this work of art or the MFAH Online Collection please contact us.

The Triumphal Carts
Andrea Andreani
c. 1593–1599
Chiaroscuro woodcut in light, medium and dark greenish gray, and black inks from four blocks on cream laid paper, state I/I
2013.683
Overall recto
Ludolph Busing
c. 1628–30
Chiaroscuro woodcut from one line block, printed in black ink and one tone block printed in brown ink on laid paper
2022.104
L'Enterrment à Trestaou (The Burial at Trestraou)
Henri Rivière
1891
Woodcut from 12 blocks
2001.510
L'Embouchure du Trieux a Loguivy (Mouth of the Trieux at Loguivy)
Henri Rivière
1891
Woodcut from 12 blocks
2001.509
Saint Jerome in the Wilderness
Giuseppe Scolari
c. 1592–1607
Woodcut on laid paper, state II/II
2020.211
Adoration of the Kings (The Wise Men's Offering)
Bartolomeo Biscaino
c. 1650–1657
Etching on laid paper, state II/VI
83.221
Saint Jerome
Guido Reni
c. 1600 - 1640
Etching on laid paper, state I/I
91.1916
The Penitence of Saint Peter
Jusepe de Ribera
1621
Etching with engraving on laid paper, state I/II
2022.310
Tête de Flore (Head of Flora)
Louis-Marin Bonnet
1769
Pastel-manner engraving printed from eight plates in blue-green, dark-blue, pink-terracotta, brown, carmine, umber, black, and white with additional color printed à la poupée on laid paper, state I/II
2022.246
Overall recto
Comte de Caylus
1729–1742
Chiaroscuro woodcut printed in blue and green on line etching with engraved inscription printed in black ink on laid paper
2022.268
Sybil Reading, Facing Right
Ugo da Carpi
c. 1518
Chiaroscuro woodcut in black and tan on laid paper
2015.394
A Sibyl
Count Antonio Maria di Girolamo Zanetti
1724
Chiaroscuro woodcut on laid paper
88.98