Landscape with Saint Jerome and Two Lions
Domenico Campagnola (Italian, 1500–1564)
c. 1530–35
- Medium
- woodcut
- Classification
- Dimensions
- Image: 28.7 x 41.8 cm (11 5/16 x 16 7/16 in.); Sheet: 28.7 x 41.8 cm (11 5/16 x 16 7/16 in.)
- Culture
- Italy
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Prints
- Credit line
- Dudley P. Allen Fund
- Rights
- Public domain (CC0), as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed
View at the Cleveland Museum of Art
About this work
Domenico Campagnola made woodcuts primarily to mimic his drawings for a growing collector’s market. In this image of Saint Jerome, who retreated to the wilderness as an act of penitence, Campagnola focused not on the saint’s devotion to the cross, nor to the Bible, but rather on his contemplation of nature. Domenico’s portrayal of nature has pastoral elements, such as travelers or shepherds, and emphasizes variety, including a stream, mountain peaks, a cave, clusters of trees, and a playful conflict between two lions.
