Who created "St. Jerome Reading"?

St. Jerome Reading was created by Isaac Oliver in 16th–17th century.

When was "St. Jerome Reading" created?

This artwork was created 16th–17th century.

What medium is "St. Jerome Reading"?

St. Jerome Reading is Pen and brown ink, brush and brown and gray wash.

Is "St. Jerome Reading" in the public domain?

Yes, St. Jerome Reading is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

St. Jerome Reading

Isaac Oliver

16th–17th century

Medium

Pen and brown ink, brush and brown and gray wash

Dimensions

sheet: 4 5/8 x 3 9/16 in. (11.7 x 9 cm) mount: 7 3/8 x 5 11/16 in. (18.8 x 14.4 cm)

Classification

Drawings

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, 2004

Accession Number

2004.263

Tags

ReadingSaints

Art Historical Context

Isaac Oliver's *St. Jerome Reading*, delicate drawing from the late16th to early 17th century, captures the revered saint in a moment of quiet contemplation. Rendered in pen and brown ink with brush brown and gray wash on modest sheet measuring just 4 5/8 x 3 9/16 inches, this intimate work exemplifies the precision of English Renaissance draftsmanship. Oliver, a master miniaturist known for his luminous portrait enamels and limnings at the courts of Elizabeth I and James I, here turns his skilled hand to religious iconography, portraying St. Jerome—the scholar-saint famed for translating the ...

St. Jerome Reading

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