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c. 1645

Man in the Forest

Jan van Brosterhuisen

Dutch, c. 1596 - 1650

In this wilderness, a glimpse of a solitary traveler at the bottom right and the outcropping of buildings on the distant hilltop are the only indications of a human presence.

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Jan van Brosterhuisen, Man in the Forest, c. 1645 | Philadelphia Museum of Art