Sanctus Hieronymus

Sanctus Hieronymus is an artwork realized by Salvador Dalí  in 1964.

It is part of Biblia Sacra vulgatæ editionis published by Rizzoli-Mediolani between 1967 and 1969.

Color lithograph on heavy rag paper.

Signed and dated on plate on the lower right margin. Edition 1320 of 1499 prints.

Perfect conditions.

This artwork represents Saint Jerome, the first official translator of the Bible. In 352 AD, he reviewed the translation of the Gospels, and later in 390 AD he translated the Old Testament in Hebrew; he finished after 23 years.

The scene of the translation of the Bible, in which he is represented as the bearer of the divine message, has been represented in several other artworks.