A Hermit Kneeling in Prayer by His Delapidated Hut
From a series of four Landscapes with Figures
Frederick Bloemaert, Dutch, c. 1616 - 1690. After Abraham Bloemaert, Dutch, 1566 - 1651.
Geography:
Made in Netherlands, Europe
Date:
After 1635Medium:
EngravingDimensions:
Sheet: 10 1/8 x 7 3/8 inches (25.7 x 18.7 cm)Curatorial Department:
Prints, Drawings, and PhotographsObject Location:
1985-52-30921Credit Line:
The Muriel and Philip Berman Gift, acquired from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, with funds contributed by Muriel and Philip Berman, gifts (by exchange) of Lisa Norris Elkins, Bryant W. Langston, Samuel S. White 3rd and Vera White, with additional funds contributed by John Howard McFadden, Jr., Thomas Skelton Harrison, and the Philip H. and A.S.W. Rosenbach Foundation, 1985
Made in Netherlands, Europe
Date:
After 1635Medium:
EngravingDimensions:
Sheet: 10 1/8 x 7 3/8 inches (25.7 x 18.7 cm)Curatorial Department:
Prints, Drawings, and PhotographsObject Location:
Currently not on view
Accession Number:1985-52-30921Credit Line:
The Muriel and Philip Berman Gift, acquired from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, with funds contributed by Muriel and Philip Berman, gifts (by exchange) of Lisa Norris Elkins, Bryant W. Langston, Samuel S. White 3rd and Vera White, with additional funds contributed by John Howard McFadden, Jr., Thomas Skelton Harrison, and the Philip H. and A.S.W. Rosenbach Foundation, 1985
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In certain prints, a lone monumental tree becomes the subject of the work, assuming the role traditionally assigned to the human figure. Here, even the actions of the praying hermit are secondary to the dominant tree with twisting branches and gnarled roots. Such trees are emblematic of the ravage of time, as are the crumbling brick wall from which the roots protrude and the dilapidated shelter of the hermit, just visible in the background.
