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Bearded old man in red robe dozing with head on hand beside a skull, open book and candle in a dark study.

Saint Jerome in his Study by Candlelight

An elderly bearded man in a red robe rests his head on his hand, eyes closed, in a dim study. A candle lights the scene from the lower left, revealing an open book, a skull resting in his lap, and a red cardinal's hat hanging on the wall above.

Artist
attributed to Aertgen Claesz van Leyden
Date
1520-1530
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
3118 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1530.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Español: San Jerónimo en su estudio a la luz de una vela

Un anciano barbado con túnica roja apoya la cabeza en la mano, con los ojos cerrados, en un estudio en penumbra. Una vela ilumina la escena desde la izquierda, revelando un libro abierto, un cráneo sobre su regazo y un sombrero rojo de cardenal colgado en la pared.

Português: São Jerônimo em seu estúdio à luz de vela

Um homem idoso e barbudo, com manto vermelho, apoia a cabeça na mão, de olhos fechados, em um escritório na penumbra. Uma vela ilumina a cena pela esquerda, revelando um livro aberto, um crânio no colo e um chapéu vermelho de cardeal pendurado na parede.

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