[1] Mountain Landscape with Pilgrims in a Grotto Chapel was completed in the early 17th century, possibly in 1616.

Momper's grotto-landscape painting derives from the trend popularized by Cornelis van Dalem.

[1] His grottoes provide a retreat for herdsmen, monks and saints, or serve as meeting places for Greek Mythological characters.

In this case, the grotto serves as a haven for pilgrims, who gather there to stay a while and offer up prayers.

[1] De Momper often collaborated with other artists for the realization of staffage figures, notably Jan Brueghel the Elder.