Title

The Penance of Saint John Chrysostom, c. 1510. Creator: Giulio Campagnola.

Caption

The Penance of Saint John Chrysostom, c. 1510. In the late Middle Ages an unusual legend was assigned to John Chrysostom, a hermit saint who lived in the wilderness. The story related that the daughter of the emperor lost her way during a storm and found shelter in the saint's cave. In weakness, he betrayed his vow of chastity and in guilt, threw her off a cliff. To repent, John crawled like a beast in the wild for many years, seen in the distance. Subsequently, the princess reappeared, alive, and suckling John's baby, who miraculously pronounced his sins forgiven. Attributed to Giulio Campagnola.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM22B24_171

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21,0Mb (1,5Mb) / 8,1in x 10,0in / 2444 x 3000 (300dpi)

Keywords

unusual Italy Italian female women woman people child children religious arts infant baby babies country religion naked nude art color Christianity infancy saint Santa Renaissance location century gallery sepia print concept santo B&W nudity MONOCHROME engraved engraving art gallery nakedness Colour black & white black and white B W white and black 16th century sixteenth century St John Chrysostom engraving Chrysostom St John Saint John Chrysostom John Chrysostom Art Institute of Chicago art centre St Chrysostom Heritage Art Giulio Campagnola Campagnola Giulio Art Institute Chicago Prints and Drawings Engraving on paper