''Saint Jerome in the Wilderness'' or ''Saint Jerome in the Desert'' is a common subject in art depicting
Saint Jerome
Jerome (; la, Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus; grc-gre, Εὐσέβιος Σωφρόνιος Ἱερώνυμος; – 30 September 420), also known as Jerome of Stridon, was a Christian priest, confessor, theologian, and historian; he is co ...
. In practice the same subject is often given titles such as ''Saint Jerome in Penitence'' and ''Saint Jerome Praying'' (see
:Paintings of Jerome). Well-known versions usually given a "wilderness" or "desert" title include:
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''Saint Jerome in the Wilderness'' (Leonardo), unfinished painting by Leonardo da Vinci, , now in the Vatican Museums, Rome
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''St. Jerome in the Wilderness'' (Dürer) by Albrecht Durer, executed around 1496, now in the National Gallery in London
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''St. Jerome in the Wilderness'' (Mantegna) attributed to Andrea Mantegna, c. 1450, now in the São Paulo Museum of Art
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''Saint Jerome in the Desert'' (Pinturicchio) by Pinturicchio, c. 1475–80, now in the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore
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''Saint Jerome in the Desert'' (van der Weyden) by Roger van der Weyden or his studio, c. 1450–1465, now in the Detroit Institute of Arts
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''St. Jerome in the Desert'' (Bellini, Birmingham), Giovanni Bellini's earliest known work from {{Circa, 1450, now in the Barber Institute of Fine Arts, Birmingham
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''St. Jerome in the Desert'' (Bellini, Florence), a c. 1480 painting by Bellini now in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence
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''St. Jerome in the Desert'' (Bellini, Washington), a later Bellini painting now in the National Gallery of Art in Washington
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The Hermit Saints'' by Hieronymus Bosch, c. 1493, is also an example of this theme.
Christian iconography
Jerome