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Ruined landscape with the penitent Hieronymus
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Ruined landscape with the penitent Hieronymus

Hieronymus Cock · 1552 · etching; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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In a landscape with remains of Roman ruins, Saint Jerome kneels on the ground and strikes himself with a stone. His mantle and cardinal's hat lie on a stone wall. He leans on a skull. The lion, his symbol, lies at the top of a low step and licks its paws.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineRuïnelandschap met de boetvaardige Hieronymus. 1552. Hieronymus Cock. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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