Saint Jerome in a Courtyard

c. 1512/1515

Albrecht Altdorfer

Associated Names
Albrecht Altdorfer

Artist, German, 1480 or before - 1538

This is a drawing showing a bearded figure walking in front of an architectural background. The scene displays a long-bearded figure in tattered clothing, leaning forward and holding a staff in one hand while a lion crouches behind him. The figure's expression appears concentrated. The background architecture features intricate stonework and arches, hinting at a medieval or Renaissance setting. The texture, line work, and detailing are elaborate, characteristic of the engraving technique. The composition balances the interaction between the human figure, the animal, and the architectural elements around them.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate): 12.1 × 10.5 cm (4 3/4 × 4 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.382

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. e. 24, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, Hollstein & Puppel, sale XLII, October 31 - November 2, 1929, lot 155); (Charles Sessler, Philadelphia); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA, 1929; gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1963

  • Winzinger, Franz. Albrecht Altdorfer, Graphik: Holzschnitte, Kupferstiche, Radierungen. Munich: R.Piper and Co., 1963, no. 121, a.

1996

  • The New Hollstein German Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts, 1400-1700. (Albrecht Aldorfer, Ursula Mielke, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. e. 24, state only.

Wikidata ID

Q64952516

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