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Posted on April 1, 2020May 1, 2020 by

Lockdown and hermits in art

Laura Freeman writes musings on life in lockdown in TheSpectator under the title “The Art of the Hermit,” reflecting on famous hermits and their understanding of their own isolation.The byline:”Holed up in her sixth-floor London flat, Laura Freeman finds solace in these paintings of self-isolating holy men.”

URL: https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-art-of-the-hermit

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