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Stadel Museum Discovers An Important Work by Jean-Léon Gérome

artwork: Jean-Léon Gérôme (1824–1904) - "Saint Jérôme", 1874 - Oil on canvas, 69 x 93 cm. - Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main - © Städel Museum - ARTOTHEK


FRANKFURT.- In the context of examining the Städel’s nineteenth-century holdings in view of the imminent reopening or new presentation of the museum’s collections respectively, an important painting by the French academic painter Jean-Léon Gérôme (1824–1904) has been discovered. The picture shows Saint Jerome reclining against a lion, his traditional attribute. After its comprehensive restoration, the painting will be on display for the first time as part of the Städel’s new permanent “Modern Art” (1800-1945) presentation. The work was last exhibited in London in 1882.