Franciscan Hermit – Ludwig Sckell – Beautiful Catholic Art – Archival Quality Choose Paper Size (Image is Smaller):5x7 Black Frame a simple indigenous peasant

a simple indigenous peasant

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Franciscan Hermit – Ludwig Sckell – Beautiful Catholic Art – Archival Quality Choose Paper Size (Image is Smaller):5x7 Black Frame a simple indigenous peasantThis charming scene, besides being enjoyable to look at, has a number of details which add to our delight. A wizened old Franciscan friar is living alone in his hermitage out in the presumably German woods. He has come outside to water his garden, while there is a fire in his hearth inside. Three rabbits wait by his door, and a little deer is nosing his way towards our hermit. We think when he comes out, his woodland friends know that a snack may