| A Hermit | |
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| Artist | Gerrit Dou |
| Year | c. 1661 |
| Medium | Oil on oak panel |
| Subject | Religious painting |
| Dimensions | 32.1 cm× 23.7 cm(12.6 in× 9.3 in) |
| Location | Wallace Collection, London |
A Hermit is an oil painting on oak panel by Dutch Golden Age painter Gerrit Dou, created c. 1661. It depicts a monkish figure, of very old age, surrounded by symbols of vanitas (skull, candle, hourglass), which serve as a reminder of the brevity of human life. He looks at the viewer, as he leafs through the Bible open in front of him. [1]
The painting is in the Wallace Collection, in London. [2]