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Description: | The reverse side of the four lower painted panels of the altarpiece are representations of St. Jerome, St. Gregory, St. Ambrose and St. Augustine. These are the Four Fathers of the Latin Church, the greatest teachers of Christian doctrine in the early western church. This painting shows St. Jerome, dressed in a cardinal's robes is sitting holding a book and his left hand carrying his staff, with his symbol the lion at its feet. Size: Length 133.5 x 60.5 cm | License: | http://www.thebowesmuseum.org.uk/terms/ | Rights holder: | The Bowes Museum | Subjects: | 1618 | Source: | Bowes-OAI | Identifier: | http://www.thebowesmuseum.org.uk/collect... | Go to resource |
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