Saint Jerome

This Saint Jerome attributed to Dürer at the Wellcome Collection depicts the Church Father in meditation with his traditional attributes. The attribution is debated, but the painting reflects the wide influence of Dürer's devotional imagery throughout northern Europe Albrecht Dürer brought Italian Renaissance ideas north, combining German Gothic tradition with classical proportions to become the dominant artist in the German-speaking world Altarpieces featuring rows of standing saints served bo

The saint is rendered in a contemplative pose with his scholarly and penitential attributes carefully described. The meticulous attention to surface detail reflects the Northern European painting tradition associated with Dürer.