A man dressed in robes sits writing at a desk in a perspective-drawn studio room.
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Light emanates from a large arched window of crown glass panes on the left, casting light onto the man (Saint Jerome). A human skull sits on the windowsill, above a shallow shelf of books and pillows. Saint Jerome bends over his desk holding a pen, halo emanating from his head. A crucifix stands on the outer corner of the desk near the window.In the foreground, a small dog and lion are asleep on the floor. The back wall holds an hourglass, hat with large brim, various objects, and dried gourd hangs from the rafters in upper right.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
G1092
People
Albrecht Dürer, German (Nuremberg 1471 - 1528 Nuremberg)
Title
Saint Jerome in his Study
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1514
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/299921

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Engraving printed in black ink on white antique laid paper, darkened to cream
Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 24.5 × 18.8 cm (9 5/8 × 7 3/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: on the floor at right edge, on a tablet, engraved artist's monogram and date printed in black ink: 1514 / AD
  • inscription: verso, brown ink: 143
  • collector's mark: verso, black stamp: crowned A. [Giuseppe Archinto (Lugt 52)]
  • collector's mark: verso, black stamp: Dr. / WA / Pr. [within a double circular borderline] [Wilhelm August Ackermann (Lugt 791)]
  • collector's mark: verso, graphite: E. H. Greenleaf. [Edward Hale Greenleaf (Lugt 5207)]
  • collector's mark: verso, purple stamp with accession number written in graphite: GRAY COLLECTION, / 1092 / HARVARD COLLEGE. [within an oval borderline (Lugt 4836)]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Wilhelm August Ackermann. I. A.. mark I. A. surmounted by a five-pointed crown; not in Lugt. Francis Calley Gray, bequest; to William Gray, his nephew, 1856, gift; to Harvard University, 1857

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
Meder a/f
Standard Reference Number
Bartsch 60, Meder 59, Strauss 77

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of William Gray from the collection of Francis Calley Gray
Object Number
G1092
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Martin Kemp, “Coming into Line: Graphic Demonstrations of Skill in Renaissance and Baroque Engravings” In Sight & insight: essays on art and culture in honour of E.H. Gombrich at 85, ed. John Onians, Phaidon Press Limited (London, 1994), repr. as pl. 98 [detail] on p. 228 [not Harvard impression, related bibliography]
  • Nicola Courtright, "Origins and Meaning of Rembrandt's Late Drawing Style", The Art Bulletin (1996), vol. 78, no. 3, p. 507, fig. 20
  • Masterpieces of world art : Fogg Art Museum, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Busch-Reisinger Museum, 1997

Exhibition History

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