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St Jerome Kneeling in Prayer
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Rembrandt etched St Jerome no less than seven times, evidencing an enduring interest in the saint. In the predominantly Protestant 17th-century Netherlands, the choice of such a Catholic subject is quite remarkable. St Jerome, however, also served as a model to scholars and humanists. At the least, this was in part the reason for Rembrandt’s fascination with him.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineHieronymus geknield in gebed. 1635. Rembrandt van Rijn. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
