Saint Jerome in his Study by Candlelight
Aertgen Claesz van Leyden
ca. 1520 - ca. 1530
Medium
oil on panel
Dimensions
37.2; 37.7; 48; 47.4
About this artwork
olieverf op paneel
Art Historical Context
Step into the intimate glow of *Saint Jerome in his Study by Candlelight*, a captivating oil on panel by Aertgen Claesz Leyden, a leading painter from Leiden, Netherlands, around 1520–1530. This modest work (48 × 37.7 cm) captures the revered Church Father Saint Jerome, the scholar who translated the Bible into Latin, immersed in his scholarly pursuits amid books, a skull symbolizing mortality, and his faithful lion. Van Leyden, influenced by the Northern Renaissance, blends religious devotion with emerging realism, transforming a devotional icon into a vivid domestic scene. The drama unfolds...