Ask the Scholar

Document scope · 1 page
obj
Scholar
Ask about this object, its catalog metadata, its source description, or the page inventory. For page-specific OCR and visual context, open one of the page chats.

Source Description

Religious scenes are unusual during a century more interested in carefree themes. The prosperous bourgeoisie demanded works with decorative appeal for their homes-pictures of readily comprehensible subjects based on popular literature or theater and rendered with a light, colorful palette.

Scholar Source Context

Document identity
localId
147913
label
Saint Jerome
core
obj
dtoType
print
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
147913
contentType
print
title
Saint Jerome
description
Religious scenes are unusual during a century more interested in carefree themes. The prosperous bourgeoisie demanded works with decorative appeal for their homes-pictures of readily comprehensible subjects based on popular literature or theater and rendered with a light, colorful palette.
date
1763–64
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79927617
creators
2002
2957
genreSpecific
Print
imageCount
1
source
import
cul
France, 18th century
accession
1974.266
Source extras
tec
etching
tombstone
Saint Jerome, 1763–64. Jean-Honoré Fragonard (French, 1732–1806), after Johann Liss (German, c. 1597–1631). Etching. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1974.266
collection
PR - Etching
stateOfTheWork
I/III
citations
citation
Lee, Sherman E. “The Year in Review for 1974.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 62, no. 3 (March 1975): 62–102.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 77; Mentioned: p. 99, no. 66
catalogueRaisonne
Wildenstein 14 ; Le Blanc II.249.9
creditline
Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland
updatedAt
2026-05-29 07:35:28.937000
sourceId
147913
dept
Prints
coll
PR - Etching
med
etching
creatorTags
male
thumbnail_url
image_url
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
651de6bb13eb44ef