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St. Jerome, print, album page, St. Jerome sits on a stone and holds up a crucifix. In front of him a broken column and a bone. Behind him the lion enters the building. In the background people in front of a church. This print is part of an album., printmaker: Quirin Boel, Southern Netherlands, after painting by Dosso Dossi, Italy, publisher: David Teniers (II), Brussels, grantor of privilege: Spanish crown, 1660, paper, etching, height 167 mm x width 231 mm, The print was produced after the painting by Dossi which is in the collection of the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna (inventory number GG_263). David Teniers likely produced an oil study on canvas or panel (so-called pasticcio) of every painting in the collection of Leopold William of Austria, which served as models for the printmakers. It is not always clear whether the pasticci were made by him or by his studio. Not all pasticci have survived., the monk and hermit Jerome (Hieronymus), possible attributes: book, cardinal's hat, crucifix, hourglass, lion, skull, stone, A seated bearded man with a halo is shown shirtless, draped in cloth around his lower body, holding a crucifix in an outstretched hand while sitting against a dark rocky or tree-covered backdrop; beside him a dog stands on a ledge with its head lowered; in front of him an open book rests on a block of stone and another stone cylinder lies nearby; to the left a wooded landscape with tall, leafy trees extends toward a distant cluster of buildings and small groups of figures along a path; the scene is rendered in detailed monochrome etching with fine cross-hatching and linear shading.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B27_417

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St Jerome print album page Jerome sits stone holds up crucifix front broken column bone lion enters building background people church part album printmaker Quirin Boel Southern Netherlands painting Dosso Dossi Italy publisher David Teniers Ii Brussels grantor privilege Spanish crown 1660 paper etching height 167 mm x width 231 mm was produced Dossi collection Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna inventory number GG_263 oil study canvas panel -called pasticcio every painting Leopold William Austria served models printmakers clear whether pasticci studio survived monk hermit Jerome Hieronymus possible attributes book cardinal's hat hourglass lion skull seated bearded man halo shown shirtless draped cloth lower body holding outstretched hand sitting dark rocky tree-covered backdrop beside dog stands ledge head lowered open book rests block another stone cylinder lies nearby left wooded landscape tall leafy trees extends distant cluster buildings small groups figures path scene rendered detailed monochrome etching fine cross-hatching linear shading