Desert Landscape with a Hermit (verso)

Hermann Weyer

1618

ink

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Baroque Baroque Landscape

About this work

This sketch shows a lone figure kneeling in a barren desert. The person’s head is bowed, and their body is wrapped in loose robes. Around them, jagged trees and rough terrain fill the space, drawn in quick, uneven lines. The artist used heavy black ink to layer lines over each other, creating dark shadows and texture. This method makes the scene feel both rough and dramatic. Next, look up cross-hatching to see how artists build depth with lines.