Saint Bartholomew as a Hermit, from the series Oraculum Anachoreticum series
Artist(s) / maker(s)
Raphael I Sadeler (engravers (printmakers)),
Maerten de Vos (after)
,
Hans Sadeler (publisher)
Date
1600Period
16th centuryCollection
Museum of Fine Arts Ghent
In the foreground of a forest scene, Saint Bartholomew (Nathanael), one of the apostles, is seated. He enters his hermitage while holding out a crucifix to the devil, in the form of a youth with a whip. A donkey can be seen in the background.
