The Last Communion of St Jerome (after Domenico Zampieri Domenichino)

Juan Antonio Ribera y Fernandez (1779-1860) . Oil painting on canvas, The Last Communion of Saint Jerome (after Domenico Zampieri Domenichino) by Juan Antonio Ribera y Fernandez (1779-1860), signed and dated: J A Ribera Español 1808. A full size copy after Domenichino. St.Jerome, bottom left, in loin cloth and red wrap, surrounded by male figures in dark robes; lion at his feet. Central figure in russet cloak with highlighted bald head, offers Host. Five other figures, bottom right corner - standing figure in brown, kneeling figure in white. All grouped before high archway through which landscape is seen. Tall candle at left of archway. Group of cherubs in top right corner. This is a full size copy of Domenichino's famous painting, of 1614, in the Vatican, which was looted by Napoleon and remained in Paris until 1815. According to the 1st Marquess of Bristol's manuscript list of paintings at Ickworth this version was painted for Napoleon's brother, Joseph Bonaparte, when King of Spain by the artist who was was a pupil of Bayeu and David and taught at the Madrid Academy. Ickworth, Suffolk (Accredited Museum)