Rijksmuseum

Hieronymus lezend in een Italiaans landschap

Date

c. 1653

Medium

cartridge paper

Institution

Rijksmuseum

St Jerome was regularly depicted as a scholar in a study. Here Rembrandt decided to situate him reading peacefully in the open air and wearing a straw hat. He has taken off his sandals, reinforcing the impression that the saint has made himself comfortable in the hot sun. Standing guard behind him is a robust, convincingly portrayed lion.

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