Saint Jerome Walking in a Churchyard
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 4 15/16 x 4 5/16 in. (12.5 x 10.9 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Felix M. Warburg, 1920
Accession Number
20.64.1
Tags
Art Historical Context
Albrecht Altdorfer a pioneering artist of the Danube School in early 16th-century Germany captures a serene moment in *Saint Jerome Walking in a Churchyard*. This intimate engraving depicts the revered Church Father strolling thoughtfully amid Gothic church ruins, accompanied by his iconic lion—a symbol of the saint's legendary taming of the beast. Altdorfer's Northern Renaissance style shines through in the delicate interplay of architecture and nature, blending spiritual contemplation with his signature atmospheric landscapes. As an engraving, the work exemplifies the meticulous intaglio te...
About the Artist
Albrecht Altdorfer · 1475–1538
Albrecht Altdorfer (c. 1480–1538) was a German painter, printmaker, and draftsman who stands as one of the founders of landscape painting as an independent genre. Born in Regensburg or nearby Altdorf, he learned art from his father Ulrich, a painter and miniaturist. Altdorfer spent most of his life in Regensburg, becoming a citizen in 1505 and later serving as the city's official architect and a m...