3545830 A Hermit Praying in the Ruins of a Roman Temple. c.1760 (oil on canvas) by Robert, Hubert (1733-1808); 57.8x70.5 cm; J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, USA; (add.info.: A monk prays beside a brick wall that has been built within the arcades of a ruined imaginary Roman basilica. Oon the stone altar are a crucifix, books, an open Bible and a rosary, also a skull and hourglass, common symbols of the temporality of man and his creations, suggest that the building itself represents fallen greatness.).