This painting shows three people sitting together. Two individuals on the left are women, likely nuns, with light skin, wearing black habits over tan head coverings and long-sleeved white robes. One of the women holds a book. The person on the right is an older man with light skin and a white beard, wearing a light red cloak over a long white robe. He holds a book and gestures towards the women. In the background on the left, there is a tan cityscape with buildings and a cloudy sky. On the right is a dark wall with a red hat hanging behind the man. The top of the painting is curved.

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Saint Jerome with Saint Paula and Saint Eustochium

painter Francisco de Zurbarán (Spanish, 1598 - 1664)

and painter Spanish 17th Century

c. 1640/1650

Medium: oil on fabric
Classification: Painting
Dimensions: overall: 245.7 x 173.5 cm (96 3/4 x 68 5/16 in.) ; framed: 264.2 x 192.4 x 9.5 cm (104 x 75 3/4 x 3 3/4 in.)
Culture: Spanish
Museum: National Gallery of Art, CIS-B
Credit line: Samuel H. Kress 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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