# St. Jerome in Penitence

By [Albrecht Dürer](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/artists/albrecht-durer.md>), c. 1497.

## Details

- Medium: engraving
- Dimensions: Image: 32 x 22.5 cm (12 5/8 x 8 7/8 in.); Sheet: 32 x 22.5 cm (12 5/8 x 8 7/8 in.)
- Collection: [Cleveland Museum of Art](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/galleries/gallery-36a1fc18d246201d.md>)

[View collection record](<https://clevelandart.org/art/1966.175>)

- Categories: Print, Works on Paper
- Styles: [Northern Renaissance](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/styles/northern-renaissance.md>)

## Image

![A kneeling saint prays beside rocky cliffs with a lion nearby.](<https://api.art.jpamorgan.com/artifacts/source-36a1fc18d246201d-4dc3ff38ef43944b/full.jpg?v=3601c4f33374e3286712a8ecb0ed2d68856da3ea041c54d34d0b7eb7ac19e542>)

## Sources & credits

- The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.175. Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Prasse Collection, fiftieth anniversary gift. CC0 Open Access.
- Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Prasse Collection, fiftieth anniversary gift
- Cleveland Museum of Art

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