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Painting of a bearded kneeling man turning away from a woman with cupids, a lion at lower right, and a distant river landscape.

The Temptation of Saint Jerome

A kneeling bearded man in a desert landscape turns from a nude-draped woman accompanied by winged putti, while a lion rests at lower right. Cupid aims an arrow from the sky above, and a blue river valley recedes beneath stormy clouds.

Artist
Giorgio Vasari
Date
1541–48
Medium
Oil on panel
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2336 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1548).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Charles H. and Mary F. S. Worcester Collection

Español: La tentación de san Jerónimo

Un hombre barbado y arrodillado en un paisaje desértico se aparta de una mujer vestida con telas amarillas, acompañada por putti alados, mientras un león descansa en la esquina inferior derecha. Cupido apunta una flecha desde el cielo, y un valle de río azulado se extiende bajo nubes.

Português: A Tentação de São Jerônimo

Um homem barbado e ajoelhado, em uma paisagem desértica, afasta-se de uma mulher com panos amarelos, acompanhada de putti alados, enquanto um leão descansa no canto inferior direito. Cupido mira uma flecha do céu, e um vale de rio azulado se estende sob nuvens.

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