Cornelis CortDutch, 1533–1578Saint Jerome Reading in the Desert
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Not on view at present
Where is “Saint Jerome Reading in the Desert” now? Collection: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.
Cambridge, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Details
- Accession number
- G757
In the catalog
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- Harvard Art Museums
- Image: Harvard Art Museums — © President and Fellows of Harvard College
In the life of Cornelis Cort
The whole life1560–1565 · Workplace
Northern Low Countries
1565–1566
Move to Venice, Living in Titian's House
In 1565–1566 Cort lived in Venice in the house of Titian, who immediately recognized his abilities and gave him his finest paintings to reproduce.
1565–1566 · Workplace
Venice
1566–1569 · Workplace
Rome
after 1567
Return to Italy: Venice, Bologna, Rome
Having returned from Italy to the Netherlands, Cort left again for Venice shortly after 1567, and from there traveled to Bologna and Rome, where he engraved after the paintings of the great masters of the time.
1567
Lampsonius's Letter to Titian
Cort's connection with Cock and Titian is illustrated by a letter of 1567 from Dominicus Lampsonius of Liège addressed to Titian, in which Cock is named as Cort's teacher.
