Flemish school of the late fifteenth century. "Saint Jerome". With remains of polychrome. Measurements: 79 cm. Devotional image of round bulk, of clearly classical conception in its idealization and expressive values, monumental thanks to the wide folds of his clothes. The introduction of the Italian Renaissance in the Netherlands was slow and difficult because it came up against a solid native art of the highest level and great tradition. Thus, the acceptance of the new style coming from Italy was late and the Gothic decorations remained for a long time. Nevertheless, there were Flemish artists who traveled to Italy and returned, converted into "Italianists", spreading the new style. This is particularly the case of the Academy of Haarlem and the school of Mechelen, important centers of the new trend. There everything will be done in the Italian way, and there will even be a Dutch Vasari, Carel Van Mander, who in 1604 published the biographies of the illustrious painters of his land. Dimensions 79 cm.