1514
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Saint Jerome in a Cave is a 1514 ink by Albrecht Altdorfer, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This black-and-white print shows a rocky cave with three men inside. One man sits on the ground, reading a book while a lion rests beside him. Another man stands nearby, holding a cross. The third man kneels, looking up at the standing man. The cave walls are rough, and a small ladder leans against the back. The lion’s calm presence next to the reading man is unusual—it suggests trust between them. This print was made using a woodcut technique, where the artist carves an image into wood and then prints it. Next, look up woodcut to see how this printing method works.
Albrecht Altdorfer (c. 1480 – 12 February 1538) was a German painter, engraver and architect of the Renaissance working in Regensburg. Along with Lucas Cranach the Elder and Wolf Huber he is regarded to be the main…
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