''Saint Jerome in His Study'' is a c. 1445–1446 painting by

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, a painter active in Naples between 1440 and around 1470. It shows the strong influence of contemporary Flemish and French art on the painter and originally formed part of a multi-panel altarpiece for the church of

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, later split up. The painting's dimensions are by . The work is now in the

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Sources

* Pierluigi De Vecchi ed Elda Cerchiari, I tempi dell'arte, volume 2, Bompiani, Milano 1999. * Stefano Zuffi, Il Quattrocento, Electa, Milano 2004. **

External links

* http://museodicapodimonte.campaniabeniculturali.it/itinerari-tematici/galleria-di-immagini/OA900232

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