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St. Jerome

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St. Jerome

Lucas van Leyden

1513

Medium

Engraving

Tags

Lions Saint Jerome

Dimensions

Sheet: 3 1/2 × 4 1/4 in. (8.9 × 10.8 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Louise Rice, in memory of Eugene F. Rice Jr., 2023

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Rights

Public Domain

About Lucas van Leyden

1484–1533 • Northern Low Countries

Lucas van Leyden (1494–1533) was a Dutch painter and printmaker who stands among the greatest engravers of the Northern Renaissance. Born in Leiden as either Lucas Hugensz or Lucas Jacobsz, he lived and worked primarily in his native city, achieving international renown that rivaled the German master Albrecht Dürer.

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