Saint Jerome in His Study, Niccolò Antonio Colantonio, circa 1445

Saint jerome pulls a thorn out of a lion's paw. The lion then becomes his faithful servant. [1]. Object Type: painting. Genre: religious art. Date: circa 1445. Dimensions: height: 151 cm (59.4 in); width: 178 cm (70 in). Medium: oil on panel. Depicted People: Jerome. Collection: National Museum of Capodimonte. Colantonio del Fiore - Der heilige Hieronymus im Gehaeus