883766 Saint Jerome and the Lion, c.1509 (woodcut) by Palumba, Giovanni Battista (fl.1500-20); 29.5x21.9 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN, USA; (add.info.: Artist was also known as Master I.B. with a Bird or the Bird. Image of the ascetic saint removing a thorn from the paw of a lion, to represent compassion subduing brute strength. Included are the traditional iconography of Saint Jerome, including a skull (transience of life), a book (scholarly nature) and a cardinal hat and crucifix (religious devotion).); 穢 Minneapolis Institute of Art; Bequest of Herschel V. Jones; Italian, out of copyright.