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The image features a contorted human figure in flowing garments against a backdrop of sharp peaks resembling cliffs or mountains. The figure is depicted with expressive brushstrokes, creating a sense of motion and tension. The color palette is muted with grays and browns, contrasted by dark outlines. Soft curves in the distance contrast the foreground elements.
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The image features a contorted human figure in flowing garments against a backdrop of sharp peaks resembling cliffs or mountains. The figure is depicted with expressive brushstrokes, creating a sense of motion and tension. The color palette is muted with grays and browns, contrasted by dark outlines. Soft curves in the distance contrast the foreground elements.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

A Desert Hermit Adoring the Crucifix

Paul Troger

Medium
pen and iron gall ink and gray wash over black chalk on laid paper
Dimensions
overall: 14.3 x 19.8 cm (5 5/8 x 7 13/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
1990.10.4
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1651 to 1700
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Life of Christ
  • religious
  • Austrian

NGA object ID 71376. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.