Saint Jerome in a Landscape
1520
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1520
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
This painting shows Saint Jerome in a landscape. It's an etching, which is a technique where the artist scratches a design into a metal plate. The details in this etching are interesting because they show the artist's skill with this method, which was relatively new at the time. You can learn more about this technique by looking into the technique: etching.
