19th c Retablo St Jerome early Christian priest theologian translator Historian jewelry Japanese Keyaki (elm wood)

Japanese Keyaki (elm wood)

frame width: 13 1/2"

Every removable part is hallmarked

Length of two Beaded sticks  5 3/4"

19th c Retablo St Jerome early Christian priest theologian translator Historian jewelry Japanese Keyaki (elm wood)We are offering A 19th c very colorful Retablo, oil painting on Tin. Of Saint Jerome. The Catholic Church recognizes him as the patron saint of translators, librarians, and encyclopedists. Jerome translated many biblical texts into Latin from Hebrew Jerome retablo is a religious painting on tin, often a Mexican folk art piece, depicting the saint. They are a common form of religious art in Mexican culture. St. Jerome is often shown as a penitent in