Landscape with a Hermit Praying
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 10 x 7 1/2 in. (25.4 x 19.1 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
Accession Number
49.95.2772
Art Historical Context
In the tranquil *Landscape with a Hermiting*, attributed to Dutch masters Abraham Bloemaert and his son Frederick Bloemaert a solitary figure kneels in devotion amid a vast, evocative natural setting. Abraham (1566–1651), a leading figure of the Utrecht school during the Dutch Golden Age, was renowned for his versatile landscapes blending Mannerist elegance with emerging Baroque naturalism. Frederick, a skilled engraver, likely reproduced his father's design, capturing the scene's serene spirituality. Created around the early 17th century (date not specified), this print reflects the era's fas...