Workshop of Joachim Patinir (Dinant or Bouvignes c. 1480-1524 Antwerp)

The subject of Saint Jerome in the Wilderness is one that was treated on a number of occasions by Patinir and his workshop. The composition of the present studio version is perhaps closest to a version by Patinir in the Prado, although certain elements appear to be direct quotations from other versions: for instance, the figure of Saint Jerome appears in nearly the same position, in reverse, in a triptych in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, while the red cloak draped over the branch is identical to one in a version in the Musée du Louvre, Paris.