St Jerome in the Wilderness
1559
oil
From the collection of Ashmolean Museum
1559
oil
From the collection of Ashmolean Museum
St Jerome in the Wilderness is a 1559 oil by Lambert Sustris, a northern_renaissance work, held at Ashmolean Museum.
The painting depicts a man, possibly a saint, sitting on a rock in a desert landscape. He is wearing a red robe and has a book in his hands. A lion is sitting next to him, looking at the man. The man is bald and has a long white beard. He is looking down at the book, which is open in his hands. The lion is looking up at the man, its eyes fixed on him. The background of the painting is a desert landscape with hills and rocks. The sky is cloudy and gray. This painting is an example of the work of Lambert Sustris, an artist who was known for his use of chiaroscuro, a technique that uses strong contrasts between light and dark to create a sense of volume and depth.
