Saint Jerome was thus a very important painting for the artist.
Saint Jerome is shown sitting behind his desk, engrossed in work.
The town is especially known as the birthplace of Saint Jerome.
These thirty books are referred to by Saint Jerome, and about half of them have survived.
The painting depicts Saint Jerome in the traditional representation inside his study.
We are indebted to Saint Jerome for the earliest accounts of him.
In 1750 he published a biography of Saint Jerome.
The agate cup, without the base, fits a description by Saint Jerome.
The letters which Saint Jerome wrote for her instruction and spiritual advancement are, according to his own testimony, very numerous.
"Can you get inside the Hospital of Saint Jerome with as little notice as possible?"