ATTRIBUTED TO HENDRIK VAN STEENWIJCK THE YOUNGER | ST. JEROME IN HIS STUDY WITH A LION

Howarth lists 24 versions of this subject by or attributed to Steenwijck the Younger. The theme allowed the master of perspective to depict a contemporary interior with a religious subject, and the interiors range from palaces to smaller homes. Here, a chapel is seen through the door at back, and St. Jerome's room includes a bed and fireplace, with Jerome's lion relaxing on the floor. The pattern of tiling on the floor is unusual in Steenwijck's work.