The image features several human figures depicted in a sketch-like style with light red and brown tones. In the foreground, an older seated man with a long beard leans on his right hand, looking upward towards another figure. Beside him sits a lion with its mouth slightly open. A winged figure stands to the left offering a crown to the seated man. In the upper section, a divine figure seated upon clouds extends their arms outward. This figure is surrounded by four other smaller figures sitting on clouds, engaged with each other. The background suggests an ethereal, cloudy environment.

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Saint Jerome (?)

Netherlandish 16th Century

16th century

Medium: pen and brown ink with brown and peach wash squared with black chalk
Classification: Drawing
Dimensions: overall: 29.9 x 19.4 cm (11 3/4 x 7 5/8 in.)
Culture: Flemish
Museum: National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line: Rosenwald Collection
Rights: Public domain (NGA Open Access, 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

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