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'A lion who painted lions': Jean-Léon Gérôme's 'St Jerome' rediscovered

Felix Krämer

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The article discusses the 2011 rediscovery of French painter Jean-Leon Gerome's 1874 painting Jerome, which was presumed lost. The author traces the provenance of the painting, including its exhibition at the 1878 World Exhibition in Paris, France and donation to the Stadel Museum in Germany in 1935. Other topics include the conservation of the painting at the Stadel Museum, the imagery of St. Jerome and the lion in the painting, and Gerome's repeated use of the lion.

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The article discusses the 2011 rediscovery of French painter Jean-Leon Gerome's 1874 painting Jerome, which was presumed lost. The author traces the provenance of the painting, including its exhibition at the 1878 World Exhibition in Paris, France and donation to the Stadel Museum in Germany in 1935. Other topics include the conservation of the painting at the Stadel Museum, the imagery of St. Jerome and the lion in the painting, and Gerome's repeated use of the lion.

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The article discusses the 2011 rediscovery of French painter Jean-Leon Gerome's 1874 painting Jerome, which was presumed lost. The author traces the provenance of the painting, including its exhibition at the 1878 World Exhibition in Paris, France and donation to the Stadel Museum in Germany in 1935. Other topics include the conservation of the painting at the Stadel Museum, the imagery of St. Jerome and the lion in the painting, and Gerome's repeated use of the lion.

Key concepts: Painting, Exhibition, Art, Art history, Visual arts

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