Fine Art

St Jerome in a Dark Chamber — History & Facts

This is the most classic rendering of St Jerome that Rembrandt ever etched. He sits in his study, pensively reading a book. Without the lion in the right foreground, barely visible in early impressions, it would be unclear who is represented.

It must have been a challenge for Rembrandt to model the dark chamber with only the dim light falling through the window.

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