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Black and white woodcut of an old bearded man at a desk in a small room, with a sleeping lion at lower left and a skull on a shelf.

Saint Jerome in his Cell

A bearded elderly man in a robe kneels at a wooden desk in a sloping-roofed room, reading beside a sleeping lion curled on the floor. A curtain hangs at left, and books, a skull, and jars rest on shelves. Fine parallel hatching renders the stone walls and textiles in this black woodcut.

Artist
Albrecht Dürer
Date
1511
Medium
Woodcut in black on ivory laid paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2475 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1511).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, The Charles Deering Collection

Español: San Jerónimo en su celda

Un hombre anciano y barbudo, con túnica, se inclina sobre un escritorio de madera en una habitación de techo inclinado, leyendo junto a un león dormido echado en el suelo. Una cortina cuelga a la izquierda, y libros, una calavera y frascos descansan en estantes. Finas líneas paralelas dan textura a los muros y telas en este grabado en madera en negro.

Português: São Jerônimo em sua cela

Um homem idoso e barbudo, com manto, inclina-se sobre uma escrivaninha de madeira em um cômodo de teto inclinado, lendo ao lado de um leão adormecido enrolado no chão. Uma cortina pende à esquerda, e livros, uma caveira e jarros repousam nas prateleiras. Hachuras finas e paralelas definem as paredes e os tecidos nesta xilogravura em preto.

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