Saint Jerome in the Wilderness

Date1645/1685

Object PlaceSpain, Southern Europe, Europe

MediumOil on canvas

Dimensions60 inches × 77 1/4 inches (152.4 × 196.22 cm)

ClassificationsPaintings

Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene H. Welker

Object number49.4

DescriptionThe semi-nude Saint Jerome is seated at right on a rock. He holds a scroll in his left hand and dips a quill pen with his right. Around him are books and a skull at upper right. At lower left is the head of a lion. Behind St. Jerome is a rocky escarpement in deep shadow, and to the left is a view with trees and hills under a cloudy sky.

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