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Salvatore Rossa
Italian painter
from the series Figurine,
circa 1656 - 165
etching
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| Salvatore Rossa(
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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