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Description: | Half length figure of the saint, the hat and the cloak refer to his role as one of the Four Fathers of the Church. St. Jerome is represented with the skull and the crucifix that aided his meditation, and with the stone used for his penitence. In front of the saint is a table on which are two books, pens and ink and a skull. The lion, bottom left, is taken from the story of his life narrated in the Golden Legend . Size: 134 x 103.5 cm | License: | http://www.thebowesmuseum.org.uk/terms/ | Rights holder: | The Bowes Museum | Subjects: | 1619 | Source: | Bowes-OAI | Identifier: | http://www.thebowesmuseum.org.uk/collect... | Go to resource |
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