English
DonateMembershipTickets

A hermit

16th century
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: A hermit
  • Artist: Monogrammist YHS (Italian, active 16th century)
  • Artist: After Baldassarre Tommaso Peruzzi (Italian, Ancaiano 1481–1536 Rome)
  • Date: 16th century
  • Medium: Chiaroscuro woodcut from two blocks in blue-green ink
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 9 5/16 × 7 1/2 in. (23.7 × 19 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Find, 1959
  • Object Number: 59.570.341
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
More Artwork
Frescoes from the Villa Stati-Mattei, Baldassarre Tommaso Peruzzi  Italian, Fresco, transferred to canvas
Baldassarre Tommaso Peruzzi
Lobster-Tail Burgonet, Steel, leather, gold, North Italian
North Italian
ca. 1610
Diogenes, seated before his barrel, reading from a book, a plucked hen standing behind him at right, Ugo da Carpi  Italian, Chiaroscuro woodcut printed from four blocks in gray-green ink
Ugo da Carpi
After Parmigianino (Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola)
ca. 1527–30
Portrait of an Olivetan Monk, Baldassarre Tommaso Peruzzi  Italian, Oil on canvas
Attributed to Baldassarre Tommaso Peruzzi
Sallet in the Shape of a Lion's Head, Steel, copper, gold, glass, pigment, textile, Italian
Italian
ca. 1475–80

Research Resources

The Met provides unparalleled resources for research and welcomes an international community of students and scholars. The Met's Open Access API is where creators and researchers can connect to the The Met collection. Open Access data and public domain images are available for unrestricted commercial and noncommercial use without permission or fee.

To request images under copyright and other restrictions, please use this Image Request form.

Feedback

We continue to research and examine historical and cultural context for objects in The Met collection. If you have comments or questions about this object record, please contact us using the form below. The Museum looks forward to receiving your comments.

Send feedback

Content Notice

The Metropolitan Museum of Art presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world, and our online collection reflects ongoing work conducted over the course of our more than 150-year history. You may encounter objects or images that may be inappropriate for some viewers or information that may be outdated.