拍品的状况可能存在极大差异，而由于其性质使然，拍品难以处于完美无瑕的状态。拍品均以拍卖时的状况出售。

The panel has been cradled on the reverse. The varnish is clear, if somewhat yellowed, and the paint stable on the support. A fine craquelure is visible in natural light. Two vertical hairline cracks measuring approximately 8 inches in length extend upward from the bottom edge. Some scattered, now discolored retouching to close the vertical wood grain is visible in natural light, notably in the green tablecloth. Inspection under ultraviolet light reveals scattered fine touches, particularly in the torso and face of Saint Jerome, as well as retouching to three scratches, one in the landscape, another extending downward from the window ledge to Saint Jerome’s upper arm and a third extending through his proper left breast into the red binding of the book. The painting is in fair condition and can be displayed in its current state, according to taste.