# Saint Jerome as Scholar, in 16th-century Spain

El Greco painted this in about 1610, aged about 59. It is now at The Met in New York.

Our note:

> Saint Jerome, the fourth-century scholar who translated the Bible into Latin, sits with his long white beard flowing over the scarlet robes of a cardinal, one hand on the pages of a book.

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## The work

- Date: ca. 1610
- Medium: Oil on canvas
- Dimensions: 42 1/2 x 35 1/16 in. (108 x 89 cm)
- Type: Paintings
- Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1975.1.146
- Licence: CC0 1.0

## The artist

[El Greco](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/el-greco), Spanish, 1541–1614

El Greco, “the Greek”, was born in Crete and trained in the Byzantine icon tradition before studying Venetian painting and working in Rome.

7 works in the collection.

## Walk on

- [More by El Greco](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/artist/el-greco?hang=749) (7 works)
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