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Virtual Exhibition - St. Jerome

The beginning of the new academic year. year: St. Jerome - patron saint of students, teachers and librarians -

St. Jerome's Day is celebrated on September 30. As a translator of the Bible, he is often depicted in painting surrounded by books or writing at his desk, often with a cardinal's red hat and cloak, but also as a hermit struggling in a desolate landscape, sometimes with a lion that he tamed when he took a thorn out of his paw.

The images presented on the Library website are dedicated to the topic of books, writing and reading and are set up for educational purposes. The displayed works are not subject to copyright or are used on the principle of fair use.

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Van Eyck
Van Eyck
Piero della Francesca
Piero della Francesca
Antonello da Messina
Antonello da Messina
Hieronymus Bosch
Hieronymus Bosch
Giovanni Bellini
Giovanni Bellini
Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci
Joachim Patinir
Joachim Patinir
Albrecht Dürer
Albrecht Dürer
Caravaggio
Caravaggio
El Greco
El Greco
Georges de la Tour
Georges de la Tour
José de Ribera
José de Ribera
Rembrandt
Rembrandt
Antonio Rosselino
Antonio Rosselino
Lorenzo Bernini
Lorenzo Bernini
Andrija Alesi
Andrija Alesi
Ivan Meštrović
Ivan Meštrović