Hermit in the Desert

Alessandro Magnasco1700 - 1740

Museo Lázaro Galdiano
Madrid, Spain

The small canvas Hermit in the Desert by Magnasco, "il Lissandrino", presents the painter`s unmistakable sketchy and nervous style, showing stylised figures of monks, bandits or beggars immersed in rugged landscape with cloudy skies and unreal spluttering lights.

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Title: Hermit in the Desert
Creator: Magnasco, Alessandro
Date Created: 1700 - 1740
Physical Dimensions: w34 x h41 cm (Complete)
Type: Painting
Rights: © Museo Lázaro Galdiano
External Link: www.flg.es/museo/la-colección

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