Scenes from the life of St Jerome, from the Bible of Charles the Bald, 9th century. Artist: Unknown
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Scenes from the life of St Jerome, from the Bible of Charles the Bald, 9th century. Top: Jerome (c342-420) leaves Rome for Jerusalem to take Hebrew lessons; centre: in discussion with Paul (1st century) and Eustogine, behind him St Luke (1st century) and two scribes; bottom: he distributes copies of his translation of the Bible into Latin, the Vulgate, to monks who take them to their monasteries. Charles the Bald (823-877) was king of the Western Franks from 843-877 and Holy Roman Emperor from 875.
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- Unknown, attributed to: :
Subject
- St Jerome: Dalmatian: Saint, scholar, translator, theologian, historian
- St Paul: Turkish: Saint, apostle
- St Luke: : Saint, evamgelist
People Related
- Charles the Bald: Frankish: king, Holy Roman Emperor
Geographic Hierarchy
- 31 45 00 N , 035 20 00 E
World Europe Italy Lazio Roma Rome
- 41 54 00 N , 012 29 00 E
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Religion & Belief Christianity
Society & Culture Art & Literature
Artistic Representations Illuminated Manuscripts
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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3506x4984
File Size : 51,194kb
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- 004249
- 004249
- 0390003393
- 1-156-631
- 1156631
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