Pietà Sculpture Group: Detail, St. Jerome

Above the entrance to the Franciscan Church, Dubrovnik, Croatia

The portrait seems to emphasize St. Jerome's humility and prayerfulness rather than his exalted status as a Doctor of the Church and adviser to the Pope. A pair of beads hangs from his (unseen) belt, his feet are bare, and instead of the usual flat-top hat signifying cardinals, he wears a simple cap.

His beard is like those seen in other representations of St. Jerome: no broader than the face and reaching to mid-chest. His most common attribute, the lion, is at his left foot.

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Photographed in the Placa by Richard Stracke, shared under Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike license.