Why it matters
Saint Jerome works in a study without walls or ceiling, seen through an aperture and surrounded by books, animals and pottery painted with Flemish precision. A peacock and a partridge stand in the foreground.
Did you know?
- It is painted in oil on limewood.
- It belonged to Thomas Baring, 1st Earl of Northbrook.
- It has been in the National Gallery since 1894.
Based on the Wikipedia article Saint Jerome in His Study (Antonello da Messina) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
