The Italian artist Salvator Rosa was one of the most extraordinary artistic personalities that Italy had to offer in the 17th century. The multi-talented artist made a name for himself not only as a painter and draughtsman, but also as a poet and actor. Rosa originally studied classical literature and music. Only a little later he came to art and became a pupil of the Italian painter Aniello Falcone. On a study trip in 1633 Salvator Rosa explored nature in all its facets. The works of art from this time reflected his collected impressions. The story goes that he was attacked by bandits in Abruzzo and out of necessity even took part in their raids. But the truth of the story is not confirmed. When he returned to his native Naples, he had difficulties, finding neither employment nor customers for his works. So he decided to leave for Rome. In the beginning the time there was also marked by difficulties and great poverty. In order to earn money for his livelihood, he took on numerous jobs. Besides he continued to work on his works. The enthusiasm was rewarded. He found an enthusiastic audience for his works of art in Rome. The financial upswing that came with it enabled him to invest in his own studio. There he regularly invited people interested in art to social gatherings. During this eventful time he was appointed court painter to Florence in 1640 by Cardinal Giancarlo de Medici. He carried out this activity until 1649. In the same year he returned to Rome, where he lived until his death.
Characteristic for Rosa's works are the depictions of wild nature, often with imposing mountainous landscapes. Colouring and the depiction of details such as storm clouds, rock masses and mighty trees lend a certain drama to his nature pictures. Frequently there are also persons like bandits, witches or soldiers in his paintings. These works are still among his best known today. The artist's other pictorial motifs include macabre and often gloomy scenes and pictorial motifs that take up philosophical and historical themes. Many of his original works can be admired in England today. Some of his works are also exhibited in the Louvre and in museums in Vienna, Dresden, Berlin or Munich. Numerous copper engravings have been made of his works, some of them by Salvator Rosa himself. Unfortunately, the quality of the impressions does not come close to the originals in any way. His poetry moved in the field of satire. Also in this field he made a name for himself as one of the most important satirists in Italy of his time. His works, which have been preserved to this day, are a valuable monument to the artist in the present day. But also literarily a monument was set for Rosa. E.T.A. Hoffmann, a writer of the romantic period, was inspired by the artist to write his novella Signor Formica.
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.jpg "Human Frailty, c. 1656 by Salvator Rosa")
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.jpg "A Cavalry Battle by Salvator Rosa")
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.jpg "Mercury and the Woodman, 1635-1673 by Salvator Rosa")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1080938).jpg "David and Goliath by Salvator Rosa")
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.jpg "Mountain Landscape with Figures and a Man Bathing by Salvator Rosa")
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.jpg "Portrait of the Artist")
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.jpg "Democritus in Meditation by Salvator Rosa")
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.jpg "Landscape with Figures by Salvator Rosa")
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.jpg "St. William the Hermit, c. 1662 by Salvator Rosa")
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.jpg "The Spirit of Samuel Appearing to Saul at the House of the Witch of Endor, 1668 by Salvator Rosa")
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.jpg "Battle Scene, c. 1641-42 by Salvator Rosa")
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.jpg "Scenes of Witchcraft: Evening, c. 1645-1649 by Salvator Rosa")
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.jpg "Landscape with the Baptism in the Jordan by Salvator Rosa")
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_Rosa_(1615-1673)_17th_ce_-_(MeisterDrucke-982568).jpg "The Resurrected Christ, 17th century. 1.09x0.96 m. Chantilly, Musée Condé by Salvator Rosa")
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.jpg "Scenes of Witchcraft, c. 1645-1649 by Salvator Rosa")
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.jpg "Italy, Coldirodi, Temptations of Saint Anthony by Salvator Rosa")
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.jpg "Landscape with a Water-mill by Salvator Rosa")
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.jpg "Scene from Greek history - The deaf-mute son of King Croesus prevents the Persians from killing his father by Salvator Rosa")
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.jpg "The shadow of Samuel appearing to Saul at the Witch of Endor by Salvator Rosa")
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.jpg "Scene from Greek History: Thales Causing the River to Flow on Both Sides of the Lydian Army by Salvator Rosa")
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.jpg "The shadow of Samuel appearing to Saul at the Witch of Endor, around 1668. Dimensions 2.73 x 1.93 m by Salvator Rosa")
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.jpg "Scene from Greek History: The Deaf-Mute Son of King Croesus Prevents the Persians from Killing His Father by Salvator Rosa")
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.jpg "Portrait of a Man, 1640 by Salvator Rosa")
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.jpg "A Bearded Old Man Seated on a Rock and Making a Hortatory Gesture Toward Three Men Opposite Him, from Figurine Series by Salvator Rosa")
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.jpg "Allegory lie in the form of a man holding a mask by Salvator Rosa")
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.jpg "Studies for the Death of Empedocles by Salvator Rosa")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1656574).jpg "Astraea, Goddess of Agriculture and Fertility by Salvator Rosa")
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.jpg "Bandits on a Rocky Coast by Salvator Rosa")
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.jpg "Soldier with Lance and Shield by Salvator Rosa")
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.jpg "Two Warriors, One Holding a Sword, the Other a Halberd; An Old Bearded Man Behind Them, from Figurine by Salvator Rosa")
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.jpg "Mountainous Landscape by Salvator Rosa")
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.jpg "Landscape with Mercury and the Dishonest Woodman, c.1650 by Salvator Rosa")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1087477).jpg "Jacob")
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.jpg "Three Warriors, one seated on a foreground rock holding a staff; the second standing behind him and pointing, the third seen as a face behind them, from Figurine series by Salvator Rosa")
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.jpg "Scenes of Witchcraft: Day by Salvator Rosa")
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.jpg "Studies for the Death of Empedocles by Salvator Rosa")
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_Seated_Man_Seen_from_Back_Holding_Ax_-_(MeisterDrucke-1603776).jpg "Seated Man, Seen from Back, Holding Ax by Salvator Rosa")
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.jpg "A Witch by Salvator Rosa")
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.jpg "Hermina Carves the Name Tancredi on a Tree by Salvator Rosa")
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.jpg "A warrior sits on a block and gestures; two figures are behind him, from Figurine series by Salvator Rosa")
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.jpg "Sketches for Male Figures Moving Vigorously to the Right by Salvator Rosa")
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.jpg "Battle Scene with Classical Colonnade by Salvator Rosa")
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.jpg "Wooded Landscape by Salvator Rosa")
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.jpg "A Warrior, Holding a Staff Over His Shoulder and Stepping Off a Low Ledge by Salvator Rosa")
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_oil_on_canvas_-_(MeisterDrucke-1092819).jpg "Arion on Dolphin by Salvator Rosa")
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.jpg "Two Warriors, One Holding a Mace and Turning to Beckon the Other by Salvator Rosa")
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.jpg "Self Portrait by Salvator Rosa")
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.jpg "The Madonna del Suffragio by Salvator Rosa")
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_Armored_Man_Holding_Spear_-_(MeisterDrucke-1605696).jpg "Armored Man, Holding Spear (Figurine Series) by Salvator Rosa")
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_Seated_Figure_with_Pointed_Head_-_(MeisterDrucke-1601313).jpg "(Figurine Series) Seated Figure with Pointed Head by Salvator Rosa")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1311214).jpg "Figure Studies (recto) by Salvator Rosa")
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.jpg "The Prodigal Son by Salvator Rosa")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1425169).jpg "Scene of Witches by Salvator Rosa")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-903709).jpg "Studies for the Death of Empedocles by Salvator Rosa")
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.jpg "Battle Scene with Classical Colonnade by Salvator Rosa")
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.jpg "A man pulling a net with two figures behind him, from the series")
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.jpg "Ruins in a Rocky Landscape by Salvator Rosa")
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.jpg "The Finding of Moses by Salvator Rosa")
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.jpg "Scenes of Witchcraft by Salvator Rosa")
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.jpg "Rocky Landscape with a Huntsman and Warriors by Salvator Rosa")
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_Man_Holding_Heavy_Rope_-_(MeisterDrucke-1604819).jpg "Figurine Series: Man Holding Heavy Rope by Salvator Rosa")
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.jpg "Four Warriors and a Standing Youth, Who Points Down at One of Them, from Figurine Series by Salvator Rosa")
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.jpg "The Gulf of Salerno by Salvator Rosa")
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.jpg "Rocky Landscape with Herdsmen and Cattle by Salvator Rosa")
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.jpg "Marina of the port (detail) by Salvator Rosa")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1509005).jpg "Ruins in a Rocky Landscape, c.1640 by Salvator Rosa")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1090629).jpg "An Evangelist by Salvator Rosa")
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.jpg "Scenes of Witchcraft: Day by Salvator Rosa")
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.jpg "Divine Wisdom by Salvator Rosa")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1081927).jpg "Scenes of Witchcraft: Morning by Salvator Rosa")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1532087).jpg "St. John the Baptist Preaching in the Wilderness by Salvator Rosa")
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.jpg "Music: Young Woman of Very Modest Social Condition Embodying Music, a Score in Hand by Salvator Rosa")
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.jpg "Composition Study by Salvator Rosa")
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.jpg "Scenes of Witchcraft: Night by Salvator Rosa")
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.jpg "Rocky Landscape with Herdsmen and Cattle by Salvator Rosa")
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.jpg "Pythagoras Emerging from the Underworld by Salvator Rosa")
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.jpg "A Rocky Wooded Landscape with Jacob Watering Laban")
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.jpg "A Rocky Landscape with a Hunter and Warriors by Salvator Rosa")
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_Old_Man_with_Plumed_Hat_Resting_Hands_-_(MeisterDrucke-1603374).jpg "Old Man with Plumed Hat, Resting Hands by Salvator Rosa")
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.jpg "Self-Portrait by Salvator Rosa")
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.jpg "The Academy of Plato by Salvator Rosa")
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_Rosa_(1615-1673)_vers_16_-_(MeisterDrucke-1318837).jpg "Soldiers playing dice by Salvator Rosa")
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.jpg "Self-Portrait by Salvator Rosa")
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.jpg "Glaucus and Scylla by Salvator Rosa")
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.jpg "Bearded Prophet by Salvator Rosa")
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.jpg "Standing Exotic Warrior Wearing a Lion-head Cap, Holding a Mace and Shield, c.1656-57 by Salvator Rosa")
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.jpg "Marina of the Port by Salvator Rosa")
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.jpg "Portrait of the Artist")
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_quittant_les_bergers_-_The_Return_of_Astraea_by_Rosa_Salvatore_-_(MeisterDrucke-995012).jpg "The Return of Astraea by Salvator Rosa")
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.jpg "Scenes of Witchcraft: Night by Salvator Rosa")
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.jpg "Three Warriors, One Seated on a Foreground Rock Holding a Staff; the Second Standing Behind Him Pointing; the Third Seen as a Face Behind Them by Salvator Rosa")
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.jpg "Jason and the Dragon by Salvator Rosa")
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.jpg "Two Warriors, One Seated on a Low Foreground Rock and Holding a War Hammer; the Other Figure Seated on the Ground Behind Him, Holding a Mace Across His Right Shoulder and Looking Up at the Foreground Figure, from Figurine Series by Salvator Rosa")
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.jpg "View of a Bay, Work by Salvatore Rosa by Salvator Rosa")
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.jpg "Erminia Carves the Name of Tancred on a Tree by Salvator Rosa")
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.jpg "Tobias and the Angel by Salvator Rosa")
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.jpg "Saint Francis, Design by Salvator Rosa")
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