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Painting of a bearded kneeling man turning away from a woman with cupids, a lion at lower right, and a distant river landscape.

The Temptation of Saint Jerome

A kneeling bearded man in a desert landscape turns from a nude-draped woman accompanied by winged putti, while a lion rests at lower right. Cupid aims an arrow from the sky above, and a blue river valley recedes beneath stormy clouds.

Artist
Giorgio Vasari
Date
1541–48
Medium
Oil on panel
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2336 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1548).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Charles H. and Mary F. S. Worcester Collection

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