3-035-591 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

A Hermit Praying in the Ruins of a Roman Temple, about 1760. Additional Info: In the crumbling remains of a Roman temple, a monk prays at the foot of an altar. Absorbed in his devotions, he is unaware of three young women sneaking inside to steal flowers from a makeshift shrine. Above this trio, a woman on a ladder leans over a low wall and, with a long branch, taunts the praying hermit.