St. Jerome the Priest (Meštrović)

St. Jerome the Priest
Artist	Ivan Meštrović
Year	1954
Dimensions	2.4 m × 0.91 m (8 ft × 3 ft)
Location	Washington, D.C., United States
Coordinates	38°54′48.6″N 77°3′8.15″W / 38.913500°N 77.0522639°W / 38.913500; -77.0522639

St. Jerome the Priest is a bronze statue, by Ivan Meštrović, located at 2343 Massachusetts Avenue, Northwest, Washington, D.C.^[1]

Ivan Meštrović donated this work to the Croatian Franciscan Fathers, who commissioned it as Saint Jerome. Jerome was born on the territory of modern Croatia. This Meštrović statue was originally located at the Franciscan Fathers' Abbey on 1359 Monroe Street, N.E., Washington, D.C., and was later moved to the front of the Croatian Embassy on Embassy Row.

The inscription reads:
(On front of base:)

See also

• List of public art in Washington, D.C., Ward 2

References

External links

• Media related to St. Jerome the Priest in Washington DC at Wikimedia Commons
• http://dcmemorials.com/index_indiv0001560.htm Archived 2011-08-19 at the Wayback Machine

This page was last edited on 28 April 2024, at 01:15