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Etching of a robed man reading beside a crouching lion under a leaning tree, with a town and church tower on a hill in the background.

Saint Jerome Reading in an Italian Landscape

An etching of a robed figure reading seated at lower left beneath a leaning tree, while a large lion crouches on the rocky ground to the right. Beyond, a walled town with a church tower sits on a rise under a cloudy sky, with a small bridge at the right edge.

Artist
Rembrandt
Date
1653
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3264 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Rembrandt died 1669 and the work dates by 1653; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: CC0

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rembrandt, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

Español: San Jerónimo leyendo en un paisaje italiano

Un grabado en el que una figura vestida con túnica lee sentada en la parte inferior izquierda, bajo un árbol inclinado, mientras un gran león se agacha sobre el suelo rocoso a la derecha. Al fondo, un pueblo amurallado con una torre de iglesia se alza sobre una loma bajo un cielo nublado, con un pequeño puente en el borde derecho.

Português: São Jerônimo lendo em uma paisagem italiana

Uma gravura em que uma figura vestida com manto lê sentada no canto inferior esquerdo, sob uma árvore inclinada, enquanto um grande leão se agacha no chão rochoso à direita. Ao fundo, uma cidade murada com uma torre de igreja ergue-se sobre uma elevação sob um céu nublado, com uma pequena ponte na borda direita.

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