Saint Jerome in the Wilderness

Hans Baldung Grien, c. 1511

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Saint Jerome in the Wilderness, c. 1511. Woodcut in black on ivory laid paper.

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Woodcut in black on ivory laid paper · Block/sheet: 22.4 × 15.6 cm · Art Institute of Chicago

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Museum title: Saint Jerome in the Wilderness
Artist: Hans Baldung Grien German, 1484/85-1545
Date: c. 1511
Medium: Woodcut in black on ivory laid paper
Dimensions: Block/sheet: 22.4 × 15.6 cm (8 7/8 × 6 3/16 in.)
Credit line: Hugh Dunbar Memorial Fund and Print and Drawing Club Fund
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: Art Institute of Chicago

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