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Saint Jerome in His Study is an oil painting on panel attributed to the workshop of the early Netherlandish painter Jan van Eyck, dated to 1442 (the year after the master's death) and now in the Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit.

Saint Jerome in His Study
Artist	Jan van Eyck
Year	1442
Medium	Oil on panel
Dimensions	20.6 cm × 13.3 cm (8.1 in × 5.2 in)
Location	Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit

History

Since the date on the painting is subsequent to Jan van Eyck's death (June 1441), it is likely that the work, left unfinished, had been completed by members of his workshop, or his brother Lambert.

A work with a similar subject is mentioned in the inventories of Palazzo Medici in Florence, which had been drawn up after the death of Lorenzo de' Medici in 1492. Even if not the work now at Detroit, this could have been the latter's prototype, since the painting is not unanimously attributed to van Eyck. There are indeed striking similarities between this work and Domenico Ghirlandaio's Saint Jerome in His Study (1480).

Description

The painting depicts Saint Jerome in the traditional representation inside his study. He wears a cardinal's dress and hat, and is reading a book, in a small study clogged with numerous objects showing his erudition and interests. Below is a lion, recalling the saint's legend in which he had extracted a thorn from the paw of the animal, who had later remained loyal to him. The light enters from a window behind the writing desk and from the foreground, in order to illuminate any detail of the scene. Objects on the desk and the shelves include an hourglass, a pounce pot, a ruler, an astrolabe, numerous books and writing instruments, all suitable for the idealized Renaissance man.

See also

• Saint Jerome in His Study (Ghirlandaio)
• St Jerome in His Study (Antonello da Messina)

Sources

• Zuffi, Stefano (2004). Il Quattrocento. Milan: Electa.

На других языках

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- [en] Saint Jerome in His Study (after van Eyck)

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[fr] Saint Jérôme dans son étude (van Eyck)

Saint Jérôme dans son étude est un tableau attribué au peintre primitif flamand Jan van Eyck et à son atelier, même si cette paternité reste discutée. Exécuté en 1442, il est actuellement exposé au Detroit Institute of Arts, à Détroit, aux États-Unis.

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[it] San Girolamo nello studio (Jan van Eyck)

San Girolamo nello studio è un dipinto attribuito a Jan van Eyck e bottega datato al 1442 e conservato nell'Institute of Arts di Detroit. Si tratta di una pittura a olio su carta applicata su tavola e misura 20,6x13,3 cm.

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