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Saint Jerome in Penitence, 1644. Etching on ivory laid paper.

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Etching on ivory laid paper · Plate: 28.3 × 24.4 cm · Art Institute of Chicago

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Museum title
Saint Jerome in Penitence
Artist
Ferdinand Bol Dutch, 1616-1680
Date
1644
Medium
Etching on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Plate: 28.3 × 24.4 cm (11 3/16 × 9 5/8 in.); Sheet: 28.8 × 24.8 cm (11 3/8 × 9 13/16 in.)
Credit line
Gift of Marie Louise Pritchard
Image license
CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record
Art Institute of Chicago

Artist’s life 1616–1680

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Saint Jerome in Penitence · Ferdinand Bol, 1644
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