Ermina bij de herders
1622 - 1666
Medium
pen
Dimensions
347; 270
About this artwork
hoogte 270 mm x breedte 347 mm
Art Historical Context
**Ermina bij de herders** is a delicate pen drawing by Pier Francesco Mola, the Italian Baroque artist active in the 17th century (1622–1666). Measuring 270 mm high by 347 mm wide, this intimate work captures the poignant moment from Torquato Tasso's epic poem *Gerusalemme Liberata*, where the princess Erminia, disguised as a shepherdess, seeks refuge among humble herders amid her flight from war-torn lands. Mola, trained in Rome and influenced by Caravaggio's dramatic tenebrism and the Bolognese school's elegance, often explored literary and mythological themes in his oeuvre. Rendered in pen...
About the Artist
Pier Francesco Mola
Pier Francesco Mola (1612–1666) was a Roman Baroque painter celebrated for the lyrical quality of his landscapes and the painterly freedom of his figural work, qualities that set him apart from the more rigorous classicism of some of his contemporaries. Born in Coldrerio in the Swiss canton of Ticino, he spent the greater part of his career in Rome, where he underwent an extensive and eclectic for...