Medallion depicting Saint Jerome, The round medallion represents Saint Jerome. The saint sits on a large seat with an arc-shaped crown. He is holding an open book with his right hand, resting it on his knee, and holding a marker in his left hand. To the right of the seat, the lion sits next to a table on which the cardinal's hat is lying. There is an arched window to the right of the throne in the wall of the room, which, like the floor, has a punched surface. The medallion has a smooth raised edge. This is set in a toothed, profiled edge that is decorated with a repeating frieze of flower sprays. the medallion was pierced in six places. At a later stage an eye is attached to the outer edge, from which the whole can be hung., anonymous, Neurenberg (possibly), c. 1500 - c. 1550, copper (metal), gilding, h 1.2 cm × d 9.5 cm
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