Virgin and Child with the Infant St John the Baptist and the Young St Jerome
by GHERARDO DI GIOVANNI DEL FORA, Tempera on wood, 64 x 64 cm
Formerly this panel was attributed various members of Domenico Ghirlandaio’s circle, since the 1970s it is attributed to Gherardo di Giovanni. Originally the panel was a circular tondo, the present octagonal form is the result of later cutting. In the background St Jerome appears as a penitent in the desert.