Ioannes No. 6, after 1585

Jan Sadeler I, after design by Marten de Vos

Flemish, Brussels, 1550-1600

Hermit saints lived on high mountains away from society. This gave artists an opportunity to portray vast landscapes far more dramatic than that of the
Netherlands.

Engraving

6 5/8 x 8 in. (16.8 x 20.3 cm) plate size; 9 x 10 in., sheet

Gift of Dorothea Schottlander

2001.1086.2

Not currently on view

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