St. Jerome Reading. Artist: Isaac Oliver (British, ca. 1565-1617). Dimensions: sheet: 4 5/8 x 3 9/16 in. (11.7 x 9 cm)mount: 7 3/8 x 5 11/16 in. (18.8 x 14.4 cm). Date: 16th-17th century.Oliver's father was a goldsmith and pewterer, who arrived in London 1568, a Protestant refugee from Rouen. After studies with Nicholas Hilliard, Oliver made several Continental trips, became known in England for painting miniatures and small histories, and was appointment by Queen Anne in 1605 as "Painter for the art of limning." This finely executed drawing uses pen and brown ink, and gray wash to describe the early theologian St. Jerome reading. The delicate stippling around the face is a miniaturist technique, and the work may have been made in preparation for a small-scale devotional painting. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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St. Jerome Reading. Artist: Isaac Oliver (British, ca. 1565-1617). Dimensions: sheet: 4 5/8 x 3 9/16 in. (11.7 x 9 cm)mount: 7 3/8 x 5 11/16 in. (18.8 x 14.4 cm). Date: 16th-17th century.Oliver's father was a goldsmith and pewterer, who arrived in London 1568, a Protestant refugee from Rouen. After studies with Nicholas Hilliard, Oliver made several Continental trips, became known in England for painting miniatures and small histories, and was appointment by Queen Anne in 1605 as "Painter for the art of limning." This finely executed drawing uses pen and brown ink, and gray wash to describe the early theologian St. Jerome reading. The delicate stippling around the face is a miniaturist technique, and the work may have been made in preparation for a small-scale devotional painting. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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