# St Jerome and St Catherine of Alexandria, Bruges or Brussels, c. 1480-1490

- Date: c. 1480 - c. 1490
- Medium: panel, oil paint (paint), oak (wood)
- Classification: painting
- Dimensions: height 84.5 cm x width 61 cm
- Credit line: On loan from the Broere Charitable Foundation
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/SK-C-1787--0a534c53909f7665ce55f569fae33a1e)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/web/d5af90ecb1f4ca778f267c6c86d2cb5f.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Jerome and Catherine sit on a grass-covered bench before some rose bushes. The two saints can be identified by their attributes: Jerome with the lion, and Catherine with the sword and the broken wheel. Catherine was the daughter of a king and served as a role model for wealthy courtly ladies. The costly heartshaped book she holds probably contains profane love songs. Are we looking at a portrait?