# Saint Jerome

**Alessandro Vittoria** (Venetian, 1525–1608)  
1565/1570  
pen and brown ink over red chalk over leadpoint, reworked with reed pen and brown ink  
overall: 30.9 × 21.8 cm (12 3/16 × 8 9/16 in.)

Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1995.8.1. [The museum's record](https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.91442.html).

## About this work

Alessandro Vittoria drew this in 1565/1570, aged about 40. It is now at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC.

### What you’re looking at

The image shows a sketch of a seated bearded figure holding an orb. The figure appears muscular, with a beard merging into long hair. The face is not detailed, and draped fabric covers part of the body. There is no jewelry, and the background is plain.

_Description from the National Gallery of Art._

### How it was made

- **Chalk.** Natural black, red and white chalks. Used together on toned paper they could give the warmth of flesh with very little effort, and they were favourites for studies from life.
- **Pen and ink.** Drawn with a quill or reed pen, often with wash added by brush to model light and shadow.

### [Alessandro Vittoria](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/alessandro-vittoria)

Venetian, 1525–1608

## Facts

- Type: Drawing
- The artist was about 40
- Real size: about 12 × 8½ in (31 × 22 cm). Closest to life size: the 11 × 14 in print.
- Century: 16th century
- Subjects: saints, Jerome
- Colour: brown
- Rights: public domain (CC0 1.0); free to use for any purpose.

## Get it

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- Canvas reproduction: 8 × 10 in $58; 11 × 14 in $72; 12 × 16 in $79; 16 × 20 in $98; 18 × 24 in $118
- Print-ready file: 8 × 10 in $2; 11 × 14 in $2; 12 × 16 in $3; 16 × 20 in $3; 18 × 24 in $3; 20 × 30 in $5

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