Two Hermit Monks In A Cave, Flemish Painting From The 18th Century

Pair Of Flemish School Paintings From the end of the 18th Century: Two Hermit Monks, anchorites in a cave.
Very interesting pair of paintings: scenes from the life of two anchorite monks.
They are a pair of oils on oak panels from the end of the 18th century in the style of the Northern school.

These Flemish paintings are inspired by the Flemish schools of the high period, the spirit is quite close.
we see two hermit monks in scenes from their daily life with a meal scene and another reading scene. we find the two identical characters in their cave with a Christ at their side and a skull reminiscent of the vanities and memento moris.
but the finesse and beauty of the details goes further, look at the baskets of vegetables, the landscape backgrounds, the beam of light piercing through a hole in the vault of the cave and other very amusing details like the monk's glasses reading.
a host of details to discover and a very good quality of execution.
these  two compositions are very successful and the counterpart is harmonious.
difficult to restore the beauty and quality of his two paintings, which are much more beautiful in reality.

beautiful 19th century frames in blackened and gilded wood.

an original pair of paintings with a very unusual and interesting theme.

dimensions:
30 cm by 29 cm for the oak panels and 40 cm by 39 cm with the frames.

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