21. Suiveur de Joos Van Cleve (Anvers 1484-1541) Saint Jérôme dans son étude huile sur panneau, coupé oil on panel, cut down 64.7 x 53cm (25 1/2 x 20 7/8in). sans cadre │ unframed Provenance Private collection, France The present composition is derived from Albrecht Durer's Saint Jerome painted for Ruy Fernández de Almeida, Ambassador of King John III of Portugal, in Antwerp in 1521, now in the Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisbon. The image was clearly a popular one as numerous copies and versions exist by artists such as Joos van Cleve, Quentin Matsys and their studios.