Saint Jerome in His Study
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Image: Courtauld
Image: Courtauld
Maker
Hendrick van, the younger Steenwijck
ca. 1580-1649 (Life dates)
ca. 1580-1649 (Life dates)
Title
Saint Jerome in His Study
Date of Production
1624
Medium
oil on panel
Dimensions
Height: 27 cm (panel)
Width: 21.7 cm (panel)
Width: 21.7 cm (panel)
Object Number
P.1978.PG.423
Mode of Acquisition
Count Antoine Seilern, bequest, 1978
Credit
Courtauld Gallery, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Location
On display
Keywords
- settles
Label Text
The theme of Saint Jerome at work translating the Bible into Latin was an opportunity for painters to depict complex interior scenes. Here, Hendrik van Steenwijk used a perspective grid to create a maze-like structure. The figures, including Jerome’s tamed lion, inject life into the composition.
Steenwijk moved from the Netherlands to London a few years before painting this delicate work, which is signed and dated on the front step. It was probably made for an English aristocrat and kept it in a picture cabinet. Such small and precious works were meant to be handled and closely examined.
Steenwijk moved from the Netherlands to London a few years before painting this delicate work, which is signed and dated on the front step. It was probably made for an English aristocrat and kept it in a picture cabinet. Such small and precious works were meant to be handled and closely examined.
Provenance
Princes Gate Bequest 1978
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