Label
(from 2016.Klassics for Kids)
David Driesbach
American, b. 1922
St. Jerome and his Lion, 1963
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Driesbach was influenced by Renaissance printmaking. For example, his Renaissance style building to the right is drawn in perspective.
According to legend, one day a lion walked into the monastery where the Early Christian Saint Jerome lived. The saint saw that the lion was suffering with a thorn in his paw, and he removed it. Later the lion helped St. Jerome by scaring away some burglars.
Why are the two people in the background running away?