A hermit seated by an altar in a grotto

Details

Quiringh Gerritsz. van Brekelenkam (Zwammerdam after 1622-after 1669 Leyden)
A hermit seated by an altar in a grotto
signed with initials and indistinctly dated 'Q. VB.1663' (VB linked, lower right)
oil on panel
48.3 x 36.9 cm.

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Lot Essay

The composition can be compared with the signed Meditating Hermit, oil on panel and measuring 65 x 50.5 cm. in a private collection, State College, Pennsylvania (see A. Lasius, Quiringh Gerritsz. Brekelenkam, 1987, no. 16a, illustrated).

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