Saint Jerome in His Study (Ghirlandaio)
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Saint Jerome in His Study is a fresco by the Italian Renaissance painter Domenico Ghirlandaio, executed in 1480 and located in the church of Ognissanti, Florence.
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Artist | Domenico Ghirlandaio |
Year | 1480 |
Type | Fresco |
Dimensions | 184 cm × 119 cm (72 in × 47 in) |
Location | Church of Ognissanti, Florence |
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The work was commissioned by the Vespucci family together with a Saint Augustine in His Study by Sandro Botticelli (1480). Both depicted two Doctors of the Church in their studies, with a number of objects which should mark their role as precursors of humanism. They decorated the area next to the choir, which was demolished in the 18th century. In that occasion the two frescoes were removed and placed in the nave. Part of the annexed frame and the inscriptions were lost.