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Salvator Rosa

Italian painter, poet and printmaker (1615 –1673)

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Images from the collections

Images by Salvator Rosa

37 images from works
  • Belisarius as a blind old man with a stick, leans against a column with broken masonry around him and stretches out his hands: he is watched by people in the background. Engraving by R. Strange after S. Rosa.
  • Plato discussing philosophical matters with others in the garden of the Academia. Etching by Salvator Rosa.
  • Diogenes casting away his bowl as he sees a young man drinking out of his hands. Etching by S. Rosa.
  • Tritons fighting over a nereid. Etching by S. Rosa.
  • Jacob wrestles with the angel on a hilltop. Etching by R. Earlom, 1766, after S. Rosa.
  • Martyrdom of Saint Cosmas and Saint Damian. Engraving by P. Simon after S. Rosa.
  • Jacob wrestles with the angel on a hilltop. Etching with aquatint by R. Earlom, 1766, after S. Rosa.
  • The origin of the fig: Ceres gives the first fig to Phytalus in thanks for his hospitality. Etching by S. Rosa.
  • A man in ancient costume is sitting asleep in a wilderness near a Roman river god who points into the distance; representing the dream of Aeneas. Etching by S. Rosa.
  • Diogenes, being offered whatever he wants by Alexander the Great, asks Alexander to step aside so that he can see the sun: Alexander realizes that the person who desires little is happier than the person who demands much. Etching by S. Rosa.

Images featuring Salvator Rosa

2 images from works
  • Artists and musicians active in the 17th century: twenty heads. Engraving by J.W. Cook, 1825.
  • The genius of Salvator Rosa. Etching by Salvator Rosa.

Works from the collections

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52 works

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    Alexander the Great being mocked by the apprentices in the studio of Apelles. Etching by Salvator Rosa.

    Rosa, Salvatore, 1615-1673. | Date: 1600-1699 | Reference: 38761i
    • Pictures
    • Online

    The good Samaritan pouring oils on a wounded half-dead man. Line engraving by P. Casteels after S. Rosa.

    Rosa, Salvatore, 1615-1673. | Reference: 17912i
    • Pictures

    The genius of Salvator Rosa. Etching by Salvator Rosa.

    Rosa, Salvatore, 1615-1673. | Reference: 38759i
    • Pictures

    The fall of the giants. Etching by S. Rosa, 1663.

    Rosa, Salvatore, 1615-1673. | Date: 1663 | Reference: 38769i
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    A great fallen tree on a river bank: a reclining man talks to a standing woman. Etching by L.A. Greville, 1762, after S. Rosa.

    Rosa, Salvatore, 1615-1673. | Date: 1762 | Reference: 2133565i

Frequent collaborators

Joseph Goupy
Richard Earlom

Related topics

Angels
Soldiers
Christianity
Visions in the Bible
Trees

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