St Jerome (after Palma Giovane)

A copy of a lost St Jerome, in oils on copper, is attributed to the circle of the Italian Renaissance artist Palma the Younger, dated to the early 17th century.

[2] The painting was believed to possibly be the lost original work by Palma when it was rediscovered in January 2008 and became known to the public upon its featuring in a number of newspapers in the United Kingdom and around the world.

[4] After its discovery, the painting was loaned for two years to The Courtauld Institute in London as a teaching aid to students.

[5] Offering for academic study a rare surviving example of copper painting from the period, This included extensive research and restoration in an attempt to ascertain its authorship.

The painting dates from the height of Palma's fame and artistic ability and was most likely created by one of his students or a pupil in the workshop of Hendrik Goltzius, who produced an engraving of the composition, dated 1596.