Jan Lievens

Saint Jerome Meditating in a Grotto



Jan Lievens - Saint Jerome Meditating in a Grotto



Jan Lievens
Saint Jerome Meditating in a Grotto
c. 1630
31.3 x 27.5 cm
Oil on paper on panel
Stedelijk Museum De Lakenhal, Leiden


Literature


Catalogues raisonnés
Werner Sumowski, Gemälde der Rembrandt-Schüler III, Landau/Pfalz, 1986, nr. 1242
Schnackenburg 162


Exhibitions


2019 Young Rembrandt, Nr. 103
2008 Jan Lievens - A Dutch Master Rediscovered, Nr. 23

Iconclass


11H(JEROME)36 St. Jerome as penitent in the desert, half naked, kneeling before a crucifix and holding a stone in his hand to beat his breast; a skull (and other 'Vanitas' symbols), sometimes a scorpion and a snake beside him

External links


RKD 4064

Other works by Jan Lievens



Jan Lievens The Adoration of the Magi
The Adoration of the Magi
1644

Jan Lievens The Card Players
The Card Players
c. 1623-24

Attributed to Jan Lievens The Feast of Esther
The Feast of Esther
c. 1625

Jan Lievens Samson and Delila
Samson and Delila
1627-28

Jan Lievens Gideon's Sacrifice
Gideon's Sacrifice
early 1650s