Saint Jerome in the Cave
Ferdinand Bol
1644
Medium
etching and drypoint on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 28.3 x 24.5 cm (11 1/8 x 9 5/8 in.) sheet: 29.7 x 25.7 cm (11 11/16 x 10 1/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Accession Number
1990.11.1
About the Artist
Ferdinand Bol · 1616–1680
As a very young man, Bol moved to Amsterdam, where he worked under the direction of Rembrandt, with whom he formed a friendship. Comment on works: Religious; History; Portraits