Lot 109 Dα

German around 1700

A German carved limestone relief of Saint Jerome, around 1700

Carved from Solnhofen limestone and glazed. An exceptionally finely carved high relief medallion depicting the penitent saint in half-length holding a Rosary in his hands and looking down towards a skull placed on a stone slab in front of him. In the upper section of the frame we see the bird with a loaf of bread in its beak that fed Saint Jerome during his lonely penitence.
Very minor wear throughout. 7 x 5.5 cm (oval).