Antonello da Messina: St Jerome in his Study

Antonello da Messina
(b Messina, c. 1430; d Messina, between 14 and 25 Feb 1479).
St Jerome in his Study
c. 1460
Oil on wood, 46 x 36,5 cm
National Gallery, London

Antonello da Messina (b Messina, c. 1430; d Messina, between 14 and 25 Feb 1479) was Italian painter of the Southern Italian school. He was the greatest Sicilian artist of the 15th century and the only one to achieve international renown. Antonello was one of the first of the Italian artists to learn from Netherlandish art.

Further references:

Web Gallery of Art: Biography of Antonello da Messina
http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/a/antonell/

Antonello da Messina by Antonella Gallo
http://www.bestofsicily.com/mag/art24.htm

National Gallery (London)
http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/cgi-bin/WebObjects.dll/CollectionPublisher.woa/wa/work?workNumber=ng1418

Antonello da Messina Website
http://www.mostraantonellodamessina.it/index_en.html

Wikipedia: St Jerome in His Study
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Jerome_in_His_Study