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St Jerome Reading
Rembrandt van Rijn (mentioned on object), 1634
St Jerome once helped a lion by removing a painful thorn from its paw, and is thus often depicted together with the animal. Here the creature looks like a strapping, misshapen cat, undoubtedly because Rembrandt at this point had never seen a real lion. He probably based his representation on (equally awkward) models in 16th-century prints.
- Artwork typeprint
- Object numberRP-P-1962-49
- Dimensionsheight 108 mm x width 89 mm
- Physical characteristicsets