1520
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Saint Jerome Standing is a 1520 ink by Sebald Beham, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This black-and-white print shows an older man with a long white beard and curly hair. He’s standing, holding a walking stick in one hand and a rock in the other. Behind him, a lion’s head peeks out from the grass, looking up at him. The man’s robe drapes loosely, and the background has rough, textured lines that look like hills or clouds. The year "1520" is written in the corner, and the artist’s initials are there too. This style of drawing with lots of crisscrossed lines is called cross-hatching—it creates shadows and depth without color. Next, check out how engraving works to make these detailed prints.
Sebald Beham (1500–1550) was a German painter and printmaker, mainly known for his very small engravings.
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