Salvator Rosa

Italian · 1615–1673 · Painter, Printmaker

Salvator Rosa is best known today as an Italian Baroque painter, whose romanticised landscapes and history paintings, often set in dark and untamed nature, exerted considerable… (Wikipedia)

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Salvator Rosa is best known today as an Italian Baroque painter, whose romanticised landscapes and history paintings, often set in dark and untamed nature, exerted considerable influence from the 17th century into the early 19th century. In his lifetime, he was among the most famous painters, known for his flamboyant personality, and regarded as an accomplished poet, satirist, actor, musician and printmaker. He was active in Naples, Rome, and Florence, where on occasion he was compelled to move between cities, as his caustic satire earned him enemies in the artistic and intellectual circles of the day.

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Born 1615, NaplesDied 1673, RomeOccupation Painter, Printmaker, DraughtsmanWikidata Q359421 ↗ULAN 500011328 ↗Museum works 24

Baroque

Also known as Sal Rosa, Salbador de Rojas, Salvador Rosa, Salvadore Rosa, Salvata Rosa, Salvater Rosa, Salvator de Rosa, Salvator Rossa and 2 other name forms

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Salvator Rosa, The Dream of Aeneas — **The Dream of Aeneas**1660–65 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1965 — Open Access (CC0)

Salvator Rosa, Bandits on a Rocky Coast — **Bandits on a Rocky Coast**1655–60 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Charles B. Curtis Fund, 1934 — Open Access (CC0)

Salvator Rosa, Self-Portrait — **Self-Portrait**ca. 1647 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of Mary L. Harrison, 1921 — Open Acce…

Salvator Rosa, A partially dressed man holding a bow in his left hand and pointing with his right, from "Figurine" — **A partially dressed man holding a bow in his left hand and pointing with his right, from "Figurine"**ca. 1656–57 · Etching with drypoint
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011 — Open Access…

Salvator Rosa, Three ox skulls, two horse skulls, and a grotesque head, study for "Democritus in Meditation" — **Three ox skulls, two horse skulls, and a grotesque head, study for "Democritus in Meditation"**1662 · Etching and drypoint
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha …

Salvator Rosa, Three human skulls, study for "Democritus in Meditation" — **Three human skulls, study for "Democritus in Meditation"**1662 · Etching
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha …

Salvator Rosa, Landscape — **Landscape**mid 1660s · pen and brown ink with gray wash on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Salvator Rosa, Diogenes Casting Away His Bowl — **Diogenes Casting Away His Bowl**1615-1673 · etching
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Salvator Rosa, Jason and the Dragon — **Jason and the Dragon**c. 1663/1664 · etching and drypoint
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Salvator Rosa, Democritus in Meditation — **Democritus in Meditation**1662 · etching
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Salvator Rosa, The Genius of Salvator Rosa — **The Genius of Salvator Rosa**etching
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Salvator Rosa, Glaucus and Scylla — **Glaucus and Scylla**1615-1673 · etching
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Salvator Rosa, Ronde toren aan een haven — **Ronde toren aan een haven**1640 - 1659
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Salvator Rosa, Landschap met figuren bij een vijver — **Landschap met figuren bij een vijver**1649 - 1660
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Salvator Rosa, Krijgslieden met lansen in een landschap — **Krijgslieden met lansen in een landschap**1657 - 1667
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Salvator Rosa, Bergachtig landschap met twee piramides en een aantal figuren — **Bergachtig landschap met twee piramides en een aantal figuren**1625 - 1673
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Salvator Rosa, Ruins in a Rocky Landscape — **Ruins in a Rocky Landscape**1640
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Cleveland Museum of Art

Salvator Rosa, Scenes of Witchcraft — **Scenes of Witchcraft**1647
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Salvator Rosa, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Cleveland Museum of Art

Salvator Rosa, Scenes of Witchcraft: Morning — **Scenes of Witchcraft: Morning**1640
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Salvator Rosa, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Cleveland Museum of Art

Salvator Rosa, Scenes of Witchcraft: Day — **Scenes of Witchcraft: Day**1640
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Cleveland Museum of Art

Salvator Rosa, Scenes of Witchcraft: Evening — **Scenes of Witchcraft: Evening**1640
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Salvator Rosa, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Cleveland Museum of Art

Salvator Rosa, Scenes of Witchcraft: Night — **Scenes of Witchcraft: Night**1640
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Cleveland Museum of Art

Artist record compiled from: auction results, Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), Smithsonian Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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