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MEMLING, Hans: St Jerome and the Lion

🖼 St Jerome and the Lion, 1485-90
Oil on oak panel
37 × 24.5 cm

Rendered in meticulous Flemish detail, a scholar in his study confronts a wounded lion with calm compassion. The scene transforms the saint's legendary act of mercy into intimate psychological drama, emphasizing spiritual virtue through naturalistic observation.

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E. H. Gombrich
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