Hermit Collection (#7)

St. Jerome as a Penitent, c. 1590 (tempera on walnut)
BFM286533 St. Jerome as a Penitent, c.1590 (tempera on walnut) by Sellaio, Jacopo del (1441/42-93); 55x36.3 cm; Lindenau Museum, Altenburg

Alexander and Diogenes, engraved by Edward Francis Finden (1791-1857) (engraving)
XYC273646 Alexander and Diogenes, engraved by Edward Francis Finden (1791-1857) (engraving) by Martin, John (1789-1854) (after); 11.8x14.8 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Two Chinese hermits, Han Shan writing on a rock and Shih Te preparing his ink
CHT265563 Two Chinese hermits, Han Shan writing on a rock and Shih Te preparing his ink, after a kakemono of Yan Hui and published in the magazine The Kokka, Japan

Saint Jerome, from a facsimile of the Breviary of King Philip II of Spain
REV326689 Saint Jerome, from a facsimile of the Breviary of King Philip II of Spain, 1569 (parchment) by Fuente del Saz, Julian (d.1601) & Leon

St. Jerome in Penitence (oil on canvas)
FTB97008 St. Jerome in Penitence (oil on canvas) by Veronese, (Paolo Caliari) (1528-88); San Pietro Martire, Murano, Italy; (add.info.: St Jerome in the Wilderness)

Saint Onuphrius (oil on canvas)
AII135318 Saint Onuphrius (oil on canvas) by Caracciolo, Giovanni-Battista (1578-1635); Palazzo Barberini, Gallerie Nazionali Barberini Corsini, Rome, Italy; Italian, out of copyright

St. Jerome (oil on canvas)
MCO102421 St. Jerome (oil on canvas) by Dughet, Gaspard Poussin (1615-75); 63x79 cm; Magdalen College, Oxford, UK; French, out of copyright

SS. Francis and Onuphrius, side panel from The Madonna and Child with the Holy Trinity
BAT94746 SS. Francis and Onuphrius, side panel from The Madonna and Child with the Holy Trinity Tabernacle, c.1430 (tempera on panel) (see also 94747-8) by Angelico

Alexander the Great (356-323 BC) and Diogenes (413-323 BC) completed in 1693 (marble
XIR193557 Alexander the Great (356-323 BC) and Diogenes (413-323 BC) completed in 1693 (marble) (see also 39445) by Puget, Pierre (1620-94); 332x296 cm; Louvre, Paris

Madonna and Child with SS. Andrew and Prosper, 1466 (tempera and gold leaf on panel)
BAT192545 Madonna and Child with SS. Andrew and Prosper, 1466 (tempera and gold leaf on panel) by Gozzoli, Benozzo di Lese di Sandro (1420-97); 137x138 cm; Pinacoteca Civica, San Gimignano

Relief depicting St. Anthony Visiting St. Paul in the Desert
XIR192472 Relief depicting St. Anthony Visiting St. Paul in the Desert, from the Chapale of the Old Hospital at Colmar (gilded wood) by French School, (16th century); Musee d Unterlinden, Colmar

St. Anthony and St. Paul, detail from the Isenheim Altarpiece, 1512-15 (oil on panel)
XIR171547 St. Anthony and St. Paul, detail from the Isenheim Altarpiece, 1512-15 (oil on panel) by Grunewald, Matthias (Mathis Nithart Gothart) (c.1480-1528); Musee d Unterlinden, Colmar

Annunciation with Saints (tempera on panel)
AII52639 Annunciation with Saints (tempera on panel) by Lorenzo Monaco, (Piero di Giovanni) (c.1370-1425); Galleria dell Accademia & Museo degli Strumenti Musicali, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; Italian

St. Jerome Hears the Last Trumpet, 1626
BOO73050 St. Jerome Hears the Last Trumpet, 1626 by Ribera, Jusepe de (lo Spagnoletto) (1591-1652); 185x133 cm; State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia; Italian, out of copyright

St. Onuphrius, 1637 (oil on canvas)
BOO73049 St. Onuphrius, 1637 (oil on canvas) by Ribera, Jusepe de (lo Spagnoletto) (1591-1652); 130x104 cm; State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia; Italian, out of copyright

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saint Nil de Stolbensk (mort en 1554) - Saint Nilus of Lake Seliger - Russian icon
FIA5401647 saint Nil de Stolbensk (mort en 1554) - Saint Nilus of Lake Seliger - Russian icon, 1800s - Tempera on panel, 31x26 - Private Collection by Russian School (19th century)

Cover of "Le Grelot", number 40, Satirique en Couleurs
ICA4918534 Cover of " Le Grelot", number 40, Satirique en Couleurs, 1872_1_14: The temptation - Anticlericalism, Republican, President of the Republic - reactionaries - Thiers Adolphe

Scenes of monastic life. Monks in different prayer positions
JLJ4594656 Scenes of monastic life. Monks in different prayer positions and in various daily occupations. Painting by Alessandro Magnasco (1667-1749). Museum of Decorative Arts. Paris

Middle-aged warrior toasting with a hermit in a tavern Painting by Eduard von Grutzner
JLJ4685539 Middle-aged warrior toasting with a hermit in a tavern Painting by Eduard von Grutzner (1846-1925) 1878 Sun. 0, 44x0, 63 m Paris, musee d Orsay by Grutzner

Saint Bruno (Bruno the Carthusian, Bruno de Cologne, 1030-1101)
LRI4610628 Saint Bruno (Bruno the Carthusian, Bruno de Cologne, 1030-1101). Painting by Jose (Jusepe) of Ribera, dit lo Spagnoletto (1591-1652), 1643, oil on canvas, 38x27 cm

Saint Jerome, (oil on panel)
827917 Saint Jerome, (oil on panel) by Clerck, Hendrik de (1570-1629); 112.7x79.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Saint Jerome. Hendrik de Clerck (1570-1629). Oil on panel

St. Benedict and a Hermit (oil on canvas)
693025 St. Benedict and a Hermit (oil on canvas) by Viani, Domenico Maria (1668-1711); 207x150 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Benedict of Nursia (Italian)

The Temptation of St. Anthony (oil on copper)
CH377823 The Temptation of St. Anthony (oil on copper) by Teniers, David the Younger (1610-90); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Flemish, out of copyright

The Rombalds Moor Hermit, Old Yorkshire. 1881

Porte du tabernacle de la Sainte Trinite (Santa Trinita), 1430 (peinture sur bois)
BAT5468040 Porte du tabernacle de la Sainte Trinite (Santa Trinita), 1430 (peinture sur bois) by Angelico, Fra (Guido di Pietro/Giovanni da Fiesole) (c.1387-1455); Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence

Mountainous Landscape with Saint Jerome, 1592 (oil on copper on panel)
5672049 Mountainous Landscape with Saint Jerome, 1592 (oil on copper on panel) by Brill or Bril, Paul (1554-1626); 25.7x32.8 cm; Mauritshuis, The Hague

Henry Welby, the Grub Street Hermit. He managed to live in solitude in the middle of London. 16th century

The Temptation of St Benedict, c. 1587 (oil on canvas)
5938206 The Temptation of St Benedict, c.1587 (oil on canvas) by Allori, Alessandro (1535-1607); 40.8x59.3 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, UK; eFitzwilliam Museum; Italian

St Jerome in the wilderness, 1562 (oil on canvas)
5938152 St Jerome in the wilderness, 1562 (oil on canvas) by Bassano, Jacopo (J. da Ponte) (1510-92) (workshop); 64.2x81.6 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

Saint John the Baptist Preaching, c. 1665 (oil on canvas)
4073391 Saint John the Baptist Preaching, c.1665 (oil on canvas) by Reuter, Willem (c.1642-81); 49x66 cm; National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, USA; Flemish, out of copyright

Landscape with Two Carthusian Monks (oil on canvas)
LMG128869 Landscape with Two Carthusian Monks (oil on canvas) by Mola, Pier Francesco (1612-66); Private Collection; eLeeds Museums and Galleries; Leeds Museums and Art Galleries (Temple Newsam House)

Ms. New Coll 380, f39r. The antiquities of the Cathedral Church of Saint Mary, Carlisle
833748 Ms. New Coll 380, f39r. The antiquities of the Cathedral Church of Saint Mary, Carlisle, drawn by Robert Carlile, 1795 (pen & ink and w/c on paper) by Carlile

Visit of Saint Anthony to Saint Paul the hermit, detail from the Isenheim altarpiece, c. 1512-16 (oil on wood)
898690 Visit of Saint Anthony to Saint Paul the hermit, detail from the Isenheim altarpiece, c.1512-16 (oil on wood) by Grunewald

St. Jerome and a Lion (oil on panel)
BRN195801 St. Jerome and a Lion (oil on panel) by American School; The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; (add.info)

St. John the Baptist (fresco)
BAT192521 St. John the Baptist (fresco) by Bartolomeo, Fra (Baccio della Porta) (1472-1517); Museo di San Marco, Florence, Italy; Photo eNicol Orsi Battaglini; Italian, out of copyright

The Temptation of St. Anthony
AII79565 The Temptation of St. Anthony by Rosa, Salvator (1615-73); Palazzo Pitti, Florence, Italy; Italian, out of copyright

St. Jerome in Penitence
AII78618 St. Jerome in Penitence by Meloni, Marco (fl.1504-37) (attr. to); Galleria e Museo Estense, Modena, Italy; Italian, out of copyright

St. John the Baptist in the Desert, c. 1518-20 (oil on canvas)
SCP53948 St. John the Baptist in the Desert, c.1518-20 (oil on canvas) by Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio of Urbino) (1483-1520); 165x147 cm; Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany

St. Jerome in the Desert, 1480-87 (oil on panel)
BEN62668 St. Jerome in the Desert, 1480-87 (oil on panel) by Bellini, Giovanni (c.1430-1516); 151x113 cm; Fondazione Contini-Bonacossi, Florence, Italy; Photo eRaffaello Bencini; Italian

The Vision of Ezekiel
WDM65099 The Vision of Ezekiel by Stanhope, John Roddam Spencer (1829-1908); 151.1x98.4 cm; De Morgan Collection, courtesy of the De Morgan Foundation; (add.info.: " Can these dry bones live)

Calogero, Italo-Greek hermit monk, from Mt. Athos. Illustration from Francois Pouquevilles Travels through More, Albania and several other parts of the Ottoman Empire, 1805

St. Bruno (1030-1101) (marble)
XJL187575 St. Bruno (1030-1101) (marble) by Pereyra, Manuel (1588-1683); Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, Madrid

Designs for grottoes and hermitages in English gardens (engraving)
CHT184911 Designs for grottoes and hermitages in English gardens (engraving) by Le Rouge, Jean-Nicolas (b.c.1776); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

St. Fiacre (d. 670) 1873 (colour litho)
CHT183744 St. Fiacre (d.670) 1873 (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: had the gift of healing; ); eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

St. Roch (wood)
XIR161770 St. Roch (wood) by Netherlandish School (16th century); Musee de la Chartreuse, Douai, France; (add.info.: dog with loaf of bread in its mouth; patron saint of victims of plague)

Jewel beetles, scarlet cantharis, and hermit crab
Jewel beetles, Buprestis ocellata, scarlet cantharis, and common hermit crab, Pagurus bernhardus (Cancer bernardus). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Sydenham Edwards from John Mason Goods

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"The Hermit: A Journey into Solitude and Spiritual Reflection" In the quiet solitude of Saint Fiacre in Field, a hermit finds solace amidst nature's embrace. Like Saint Jerome in his Study, he immerses himself in knowledge and contemplation, seeking wisdom from the depths of his soul. With Mother Julian as his guide, he delves into the mysteries of life and faith. Just as The Pilot faints under the weight of an ancient mariner's tale, our hermit explores the depths of human existence through introspection and self-discovery. Like Monk by the Sea gazing upon vast horizons, our hermit stands on the precipice between earthly concerns and divine connection. The Tarot Card 9 - L'Ermite reveals that within this seclusion lies profound enlightenment. As Massenet's Thais seeks redemption through renunciation, our hermit embraces simplicity to find inner peace. Susie's Castle stands tall against Loch Long's windswept shores – a symbol of resilience amidst isolation. Inspired by Saint Jerome’s unwavering devotion to scripture, our hermit finds solace in words that transcend time. And just as Saint Anthony preached to fish with fervor, he shares his insights with all who will listen. Giovanni Bellini captures him reading amid a serene landscape—a testament to finding harmony within oneself. St. Jerome Removing a Thorn from the Lion’s Paw reminds us that even in solitude we can offer compassion and aid to others. The hermit embodies both mystery and serenity—an enigma wrapped in introspection—unveiling truths hidden deep within ourselves.