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Painting of an elderly white-bearded man in a red cloak with his hands resting on an open book against a dark background.

Saint Jerome as Scholar

An elderly bearded man with white hair wears a rich red cardinal's cloak over a white shirt and gazes directly at the viewer. He rests his hands on an open book on a green-covered table against a dark background, in an oil painting.

Artist
El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos)
Date
ca. 1610
Medium
Oil on canvas
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size
3063 × 3714 px
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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1615).
Rights checked 2026-11-04 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Robert Lehman Collection, 1975

Español: San Jerónimo como erudito

Un anciano de barba blanca y cabello canoso viste una capa roja de cardenal sobre una camisa blanca y mira directamente al espectador. Apoya las manos en un libro abierto sobre una mesa cubierta de verde, contra un fondo oscuro, en una pintura al óleo.

Português: São Jerônimo como erudito

Um homem idoso de barba e cabelos brancos veste um manto vermelho de cardeal sobre uma camisa branca e olha diretamente para o espectador. Ele apoia as mãos em um livro aberto sobre uma mesa coberta de verde, diante de um fundo escuro, em uma pintura a óleo.

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