I design, carve, and cast each piece myself (the pieces are copyrighted). I cast the pieces in modified gypsum with metal powders. We then glaze each piece. The pieces can stand or hang (the back is unglazed and has a hook), and each comes with a history card stating: "Born in what is now Croatia, Jerome (ca. 345-420) became a monk around the age of 25. After a dream in which he was told he was not Christian enough, he moved to the Syrian desert to become a hermit. Jerome went to the desert like others, with the intention of abandoning attachment to certain things so that he might embrace All, but he could not detach himself from learning: while others took nothing but rags with them to the desert, Jerome brought his library. For this, and other reasons, he is the patron of book lovers, librarians, and scholars. In the desert, Jerome taught himself Hebrew (he already knew Greek) so that he could be closer to the original languages of the Bible. After four or five years in the desert, he returned to Rome, where Pope Damasus asked him to take on an immense task: to translate the entire Bible into Latin. Jerome spent the rest of his life on the project, a work (the Vulgate) of almost unimaginable breadth. (For this he is the patron of translators.) Finally, Jerome is often depicted, as here, with a lion. The story is that a lion one day limped into the monastery where Jerome was at work. Other monks fled. Jerome, lion-like himself, stayed calm. The lion handed Jerome its paw. Jerome withdrew a thorn. For the rest of its life, the lion protected the scholar. This story is the reason that statues of lions often appear before libraries: those are Jerome’s lions. This small statue of Jerome was handmade by Hank Schlau and handpainted by Karen Schlau." Dimensions: 7 (h) x 2 (w) x 1.5 (d) inches.Ships Priority Mail.
S**F
Wish it were a full statue
It is my own fault, because I did not read the description closely enough, but I was a bit surprised and disappointed when I received this item to realize it was not a full statue all the way around, but is flat on one side with a hook in it. The description clearly says all this, but as I said, I didn't read it closely enough. I think a photo of the back side of the statue really would have helped here. Otherwise, it's a nice-looking little statue, and it does stand freely. (I definitely wouldn't return it.) It's just hard for me to imagine anyone ordering this statue and not wanting to put it on their bookshelves. Even if it has to have that flat back side, I wish the hook had been optional, because then at least I could have put it up flat against the side of the shelf. Again, from the front it makes no difference; it looks like a statue on my shelves, as I wanted. It's just that I know it, and I can kind of see it, and it kind of mars my enjoyment of it. Anyway, in no way is this the seller's fault (other than having a photo of back side would have made it clearer), but I am just leaving the review so that seller may consider these comments: full statue strongly preferred, but if not, post a photo of the back, and make the hook optional?
M**R
Excellent!!
Love it 🥰 Thank you, God bless you!!!
C**S
Wonderful gift
I bought this as a Confirmation gift and it is really nicely made. It will be a very special gift. The card inside is very interesting and I’m glad it was included. Thank you!
J**Y
I couldn't be more pleased. Highly recommend this store to anyone looking for ...
I have bought three medals and one plaque from this artisan, all lovely and unique. Just ordered this Saint Jerome as a gift. I couldn't be more pleased. Highly recommend this store to anyone looking for a special gift for another or oneself.
T**R
Five Stars
This statue is made beautifully and came very quickly! I couldn't be more pleased!
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