Saint Jerome in His Study (Durer)

Albrecht Dürer

1514 · Engraving · National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

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About this work

Artist: Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528)
Year: 1514
Medium: Engraving
Original size: 24.7 × 18.7 cm
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Movement: Northern Renaissance
Series: Meisterstiche (Master Engravings)

Saint Jerome sits writing at a desk at the far end of a low wooden room, sunlight falling through round-paned windows across the floor; a lion and a sleeping dog lie in the foreground, and a skull rests on the window ledge, a large gourd hangs from the beams and slippers, books and an hourglass are set about. The lion belongs to Jerome's legend, in which he took a thorn from its paw. Dürer engraved the plate in 1514, signing and dating it on a small tablet on the floor. It is the third of his Master Engravings with Melencolia I and Knight, Death and the Devil, and the three have been read as the medieval spheres of life: the knight the active and moral, Melencolia the intellectual, and Jerome the contemplative and theological. The steep perspective from an off-centre viewpoint makes the room feel close, as if one stood just inside the door. This impression is in the National Gallery of Art in Washington.

This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.

Where it works

A scholar at his desk in a sunlit wooden study with a sleeping lion and dog, warm black line on cream, made for a study, library or home office at 16×24 in natural wood. A white, oatmeal or pale green wall; it pairs with The Geographer.

Style, size & framing detail

Style: Northern Renaissance painting
Era: 16th century (1514)
Orientation: Portrait
Mood: calm
Rooms: study or library, home office, living room, dining room
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

Size. We'd hang this one at 16×24. Prints at 12×18, 16×24 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway.

Framing. The gallery ground is part of the print, so frame it without a mat — black suits the deep tones of this period; natural wood lightens it.

Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).

Details & materials

• Restored in-house from the original painting — cleaned and colour-trued at museum resolution • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 12×18, 16×24 in; every size also available framed • Framed option: wood frame in black or natural wood, 12 mm wide and 22 mm deep, with a plexiglass front and no mat; the print is mounted inside and the frame's outside measures the listed size • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

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Printed after you order at the facility nearest you, then shipped. Standard delivery is free and takes 4–9 business days from order to door in the US, UK and EU (up to 10 elsewhere); Express takes 4–6 business days. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The image fills the print at the painting's own proportions; nothing is trimmed to fit a frame.

Is Saint Jerome in His Study in the public domain?

Yes. Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by National Gallery of Art.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 12×18 and 16×24 inches; every size is also offered framed in black or natural wood, with plexiglass and no mat. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was Saint Jerome in His Study painted, and in what medium?

Saint Jerome in His Study dates from 1514 and was made in engraving; the original measures 24.7 × 18.7 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 16×24 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 12×18 suits a narrower wall or a pair. For Saint Jerome in His Study we'd choose 16×24.

About this design

Saint Jerome in His Study (Albrecht Dürer) — Saint Jerome in His Study · Albrecht Dürer · 1514. This is a fine-art reproduction of a public-domain masterwork, shown whole and uncropped on a gallery ground, printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Every size is offered unframed or framed in black or natural wood. Part of the Madten Fine Art Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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