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Salvator Rosa

Italian painter, poet and printmaker (1615 –1673)

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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.
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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.

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Joseph Goupy
Richard Earlom
Angels
Soldiers
Christianity
Visions in the Bible
Trees