Saint Jerome in a Cave

1512

Albrecht Dürer

Associated Names
Albrecht Dürer

Artist, German, 1471 - 1528

The drawing depicts a figure seated in a natural, rocky environment. The scene shows a person engrossed in writing or drawing on a tablet or book, surrounded by a dense landscape with trees, rocks, and clouds. In the background, there is a view of a lake or river with a boat, and a distant town with church spires. A lion is partially visible among the rocks and trees. The drawing is detailed with intricate lines creating textures for the foliage, fabric, and overall composition. The style resembles that of Albrecht Dürer.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Robert A. McNeil Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 17.2 × 12.9 cm (6 3/4 × 5 1/16 in.)
    block: 17 × 12.6 cm (6 11/16 × 4 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1992.43.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Meder, no. 229, State a/c

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Frederick Keppel & Co., NY); Lucy Leffingwell Pulling [1907-1979], Oyster Bay, Long Island, NY; (Paul McCarron, NY); purchased by NGA, 1992.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1995

  • Recent Acquisitions of Works of Art on Paper, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1995.

Bibliography

1802

  • Bartsch 113.

1932

  • Meder, Joseph. Dürer-Katalog; ein Handbuch über Albrecht Dürers Stiche, Radierungen, Holzschnitte, deren Zustände, Ausgaben und Wasserzeichen. Vienna: Verlag Gilhofer und Ranschburg, 1932. Reprint. New York: Da Capo Press, 1971.

2001

  • Schoch, Rainer, Mattihas Mende, and Anna Scherbaum. Albrecht Dürer: Das druckgraphische Werk. Munich, 2001: vol. 2: no. 229.

2016

  • Brisman, Sheila. Albrecht Dürer & the Epistolary Mode of Address. Chicago, 2016: 115-116, fig. 4.6.

Inscriptions

center left in plate: AD; lower right in plate: 1512; verso, lower left, in graphite by a later hand: B. 5082; verso, lower center, in graphite by a later hand: 80[51?] [faded]; verso, lower right, in graphite by a later hand: FCX; verso, bottom left, in graphite by a later hand: B. 113

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q18339714

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