Saint Jerome in his Study

Jan van Eyck Saint Jerome in His Study c. 1435 oil on linen paper on oak panel 20.6 x 13.3 cm Detroit Institute of Arts (ArtsEd Net) www.artsednet.getty.edu

Saint Jerome was a 4th-century translator of the Bible. The objects placed in this painting symbolize his intellectual pursuits or his life story. For example, Jerome once extracted a thorn from a lion's paw.

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