Salvator Rosa (1615-1673)

Aliases: Salvatore Rosa

Professions: Painter; Naval painter; Etcher

Salvator Rosa (1615-1673)
SALVATOR ROSA ARENELLA, NAPLES 1615 - 1673 ROME AN EVENING LANDSCAPE WITH TRAVELLERS IN THE
SALVATOR ROSA (Arenella 1615-1673 Rome)
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Salvator Rosa Biography

(b Arenella, Naples, June–July 1615; d Rome, 15 March 1673). Italian painter, draughtsman, etcher, poet and actor. He was one of the most original artists and extravagant personalities of the 17th century. His most popular and influential works were his landscapes, the wild and mountainous beauty of which contrasted with the pastoral scenes of Claude Lorrain. Yet Rosa also painted macabre subjects, erudite philosophical allegories and grand historical themes; he was, moreover, the most significant satirical poet of the Italian 17th century, and there is a close relationship between his poetry and painting. His earliest biographers, Filippo Baldinucci and Giovanni Battista Passeri, both of whom knew him well, described at length his fiery temperament, his immense ambition, his learning and vivacious wit, and his often outrageous treatment of his patrons.

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