St. Jerome and the lion (2)

Quite a few artists have portrayed St. Jerome as he actually removes the thorn from the poor lion's paw. 

Two of them depict Jerome's gentle courage as he does so, in contrast to his fellow clerics' fear and panic:

St. Jerome Removing the Thorn, c. 1450, by an unknown Italian master

St. Jerome Removing the Thorn, c. 1452, by Benozzo Gozzoli