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Salvator Rosa

Header: Salvator Rosa
Also known as: Salvator Rosa; primary name: Rosa, Salvator
Details: individual; painter/draughtsman; printmaker; Neapolitan; Roman; Italian; Male
Life dates: 1615-1673
Biography: Painter, etcher, playwright, musician, born Naples. Based in Rome 1635-40, in Florence 1640-9, then returned to Rome in 1649, where remained for the rest of his life.
Bibliography: Bartsch XX pp.268-292 (86 nos) Richard W.Wallace, 'The etchings of Salvator Rosa', Princeton 1979 (121 nos + rejected attributions) M.Mahoney, 'The drawings of SR' 1977 (catalogue) Luigi Salerno, 'L'opera completa di SR', Milan 1975 (summary catalogue of 264 paintings) Antony Griffiths and Craig Hartley in PQ IX 1992, pp.251-67

630 related objects

book of prints; print

Museum number: 1926,1025.1-3 |
Producer name: Print made by:James DicksonPrinted by:M & N Hanhart |
Production date: 1844 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

book of prints; print

Museum number: 1936,0729.3.1-24 |
Producer name: Print made by:Benjamin GreenPrint made by:Sarah Green |
Production date: 1788 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

drawing

Museum number: Ff,2.167 |
Producer name: BIOG44158 Drawn by:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1660-1665

drawing

Museum number: Ff,2.168 |
Producer name: BIOG44158 Drawn by:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1630-1656

drawing

Museum number: Pp,5.97 |
Producer name: BIOG44158 Ascribed to:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1630-1673

drawing

Museum number: Ff,2.179 |
Producer name: BIOG44158 Drawn by:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1662

drawing

Museum number: Ff,2.171 |
Producer name: BIOG44158 After:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1630-1673

drawing

Museum number: Pp,5.99.+ |
Producer name: BIOG44158 Drawn by:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1652-1657

drawing

Museum number: SL,5223.50 |
Producer name: BIOG44158 Ascribed to:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1630-1673

drawing

Museum number: Gg,3.365 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Joseph GoupyAfter:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1680-1770

drawing

Museum number: 1925,0214.3 |
Producer name: BIOG44158 Ascribed to:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1630-1673

drawing

Museum number: Ff,2.169 |
Producer name: BIOG44158 Drawn by:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1630-1656

drawing

Museum number: 1893,0731.12 |
Producer name: Attributed to:Salvator RosaFormerly attributed to:Guido Reni |
Production date: 1630-1673

drawing

Museum number: Ff,2.175 |
Producer name: BIOG44158 Drawn by:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1640-1650

drawing

Museum number: Pp,5.103 |
Producer name: BIOG44158 Ascribed to:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1630-1673

drawing

Museum number: Pp,5.102 |
Producer name: BIOG44158 Drawn by:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1640-1645

drawing

Museum number: 1895,0915.674 |
Producer name: BIOG44158 Drawn by:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1645-1650

drawing

Museum number: Pp,5.98 |
Producer name: BIOG44158 Drawn by:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1640-1649

drawing

Museum number: 1895,0915.671 |
Producer name: BIOG44158 Drawn by:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1640-1650

drawing

Museum number: 1946,0713.1323 |
Producer name: BIOG44158 Drawn by:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1630-1673

drawing

Museum number: SL,5224.81 |
Producer name: BIOG44158 Circle/School of:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1630-1673

drawing

Museum number: 1895,0915.673 |
Producer name: BIOG44158 Drawn by:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1640-1649

drawing

Museum number: Ff,2.177 |
Producer name: BIOG44158 Drawn by:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1660-1665

drawing

Museum number: T,4.79 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Nicolaus MosmanAfter:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1744-1787

drawing

Museum number: 1893,0731.13 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Simone CantariniFormerly attributed to:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1630-1673

drawing

Museum number: Ff,2.172 |
Producer name: BIOG44158 Attributed to:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1630-1673

drawing

Museum number: Ff,4.27 |
Producer name: BIOG44158 After:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1630-1673

drawing

Museum number: 1910,1013.5 |
Producer name: BIOG44158 Drawn by:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1640-1649

drawing; print study

Museum number: Oo,3.8 |
Producer name: BIOG44158 Drawn by:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1660-1663

drawing; album

Museum number: 1952,0121.28 |
Producer name: BIOG44158 Drawn by:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1630-1673

drawing

Museum number: Ff,2.170 |
Producer name: Attributed to:Giacomo CorteseFormerly attributed to:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1621-1675

drawing

Museum number: Ff,2.173 |
Producer name: BIOG44158 Drawn by:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1660-1665

drawing

Museum number: Pp,5.105 |
Producer name: BIOG44158 Drawn by:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1650-1660

drawing

Museum number: Pp,5.107 |
Producer name: BIOG44158 Drawn by:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1649-1660

drawing

Museum number: 1895,0915.672 |
Producer name: BIOG44158 Drawn by:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1640-1649

drawing

Museum number: 1874,0808.2277 |
Producer name: Ascribed to:Salvator RosaFormerly attributed to:José de Ribera |
Production date: 1630-1673

drawing

Museum number: Pp,5.101 |
Producer name: BIOG44158 Drawn by:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1649-1660

drawing

Museum number: Ff,2.178 |
Producer name: BIOG44158 Drawn by:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1649-1660

drawing

Museum number: Ff,2.174 |
Producer name: BIOG44158 Drawn by:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1662

drawing; print study

Museum number: Ff,2.176 |
Producer name: BIOG44158 Drawn by:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1660-1663

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1855,0714.54 |
Producer name: BIOG44158 Drawn by:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1662

drawing

Museum number: Pp,5.104 |
Producer name: BIOG44158 Drawn by:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1662

drawing

Museum number: 1946,0713.1322 |
Producer name: BIOG44158 Drawn by:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1630-1673

drawing

Museum number: Ff,4.85 |
Producer name: BIOG44158 After:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1630-1673

drawing

Museum number: 1902,0822.8 |
Producer name: BIOG44158 Drawn by:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1630-1673

drawing

Museum number: 1902,0822.7 |
Producer name: BIOG44158 Drawn by:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1652-1657

drawing; album

Museum number: 1988,1105.91.3 |
Producer name: BIOG44158 Circle/School of:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1630-1673

drawing

Museum number: Ff,2.166 |
Producer name: BIOG44158 Attributed to:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1630-1673

drawing

Museum number: Pp,5.100 |
Producer name: BIOG44158 Drawn by:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1660-1665

drawing

Museum number: Ff,2.180 |
Producer name: BIOG44158 Drawn by:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1660-1673

drawing; album

Museum number: 1988,1105.91.2 |
Producer name: BIOG44158 Circle/School of:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1630-1673

drawing

Museum number: 1853,1210.485 |
Producer name: Drawn by:William SharpAfter:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1764-1824

drawing; print study

Museum number: Pp,5.99 |
Producer name: BIOG44158 Drawn by:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1640-1649

drawing

Museum number: 1884,1108.7 |
Producer name: BIOG44158 Circle/School of:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1630-1673

drawing

Museum number: 1990,0519.5 |
Producer name: BIOG44158 Drawn by:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1630-1673

drawing

Museum number: 1863,0110.243 |
Producer name: Drawn by:John Hamilton MortimerAfter:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1770-1779

drawing

Museum number: T,4.82 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Nicolaus MosmanAfter:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1744-1787

drawing

Museum number: T,4.81 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Nicolaus MosmanAfter:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1744-1787

drawing

Museum number: T,4.80 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Nicolaus MosmanAfter:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1744-1787

print; drawing book

Title: L'Amour du dessein ou cours de dessein dans le gout du crayon |
Museum number: 1987,1212.53 |
Producer name: Print made by:Jean Charles FrançoisAfter:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1758

print

Title: Democritus and Protagoras Houghton Gallery |
Museum number: Kk,4.57 |
Producer name: Print made by:William PetherAfter:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1778 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: Democritus and Protagoras Houghton Gallery |
Museum number: W,7.154 |
Producer name: Print made by:William PetherAfter:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1778 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: Diogenes |
Museum number: 1949,1008.239 |
Producer name: Print made by:John LoveAfter:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1770-1780s |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: Landscapes in the manner of Salvator Rosa |
Museum number: 1854,1020.120 |
Producer name: Print made by:Franz Joachim BeichPublished by:Jeremias Wolff |
Production date: 1700-1725 |
Production place: Published in:Augsburg

print

Title: The Prodigal Son Houghton Gallery |
Museum number: 1892,0314.97 |
Producer name: Print made by:Simon François Ravenet IAfter:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1781 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: Figurine |
Museum number: 1855,0214.93.55 |
Producer name: BIOG44158 Print made by:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1653-1658

print

Title: La Congiura di Catalina Imperiale e reale galleria Pitti illustrata |
Museum number: 1934,1011.32 |
Producer name: Print made by:Jean Baptiste Fortuné de FournierAfter:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1837-1842

print

Museum number: 1905,1214.2.13 |
Producer name: After:Salvator RosaPublished by:Nicolas de Poilly |
Production date: 1660

print

Museum number: 1905,1214.2.40 |
Producer name: After:Salvator RosaPublished by:Nicolas de Poilly |
Production date: 1660

print

Museum number: 1905,1214.2.4 |
Producer name: After:Salvator RosaPublished by:Nicolas de Poilly |
Production date: 1660

print; album

Museum number: 1931,0413.337 |
Producer name: Print made by:Louisa Augusta GrevilleAfter:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1759

print

Title: Figurine |
Museum number: 1855,0214.93.3 |
Producer name: BIOG44158 Print made by:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1653-1658

print

Title: Figurine |
Museum number: W,7.51 |
Producer name: BIOG44158 Print made by:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1653-1658

print

Title: Berninus Pictor, Sculptor, et Architectus |
Museum number: Hh,11.93 |
Producer name: Print made by:James Basire IAfter:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1764

print

Title: Figurine |
Museum number: 1855,0214.93.58 |
Producer name: BIOG44158 Print made by:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1653-1658

print

Museum number: Sheepshanks.5544 |
Producer name: Print made by:Johann Heinrich SchönfeldAfter:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1654

print

Museum number: 1865,0114.1068 |
Producer name: Print made by:Carlo LabruzziAfter:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1780

print

Title: Figurine |
Museum number: 1855,0214.93.27 |
Producer name: BIOG44158 Print made by:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1653-1658

print

Museum number: 1857,0520.254 |
Producer name: Print made by:Richard FordAfter:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1821

print

Museum number: 1905,1214.2.37 |
Producer name: After:Salvator RosaPublished by:Nicolas de Poilly |
Production date: 1660

print

Title: Landscapes in the manner of Salvator Rosa |
Museum number: Sheepshanks.7278 |
Producer name: Print made by:Franz Joachim BeichPublished by:Johann Friedrich Probst |
Production date: 1700-1725 |
Production place: Published in:Augsburg

print

Title: Figurine |
Museum number: 1855,0214.93.14 |
Producer name: BIOG44158 Print made by:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1653-1658

print

Title: Figurine |
Museum number: W,7.26 |
Producer name: BIOG44158 Print made by:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1653-1658

print

Title: The Travellers |
Museum number: W,7.169 |
Producer name: Print made by:Richard EarlomAfter:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1766 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Museum number: 1868,0808.2528 |
Producer name: BIOG44158 After:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1820-1868

print

Title: La Pythonisse d'Endor Galerie du Musée Napoléon |
Museum number: 1856,0308.1254 |
Producer name: After:Salvator RosaPrint made by:Louis Jean Désiré Delaistre |
Production date: 1815-1830

print

Title: Salvator Rosa Pitt. Napoletano, e Poe Serie degli Uomini i più illustri nella pittura, s |
Museum number: 1874,0613.2078 |
Producer name: Print made by:Cosimo ColombiniIntermediary draughtsman:Ignazio Enrico Hugford |
Production date: 1769-1775

print

Title: Figurine |
Museum number: 1855,0214.93.30 |
Producer name: BIOG44158 Print made by:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1653-1658

print

Title: Diogenes, In search of an Honest Man |
Museum number: 1868,0822.1822 |
Producer name: Print made by:William SharpAfter:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1792 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: Figurine |
Museum number: 1855,0214.93.38 |
Producer name: BIOG44158 Print made by:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1653-1658

print

Title: Figurine |
Museum number: 1855,0214.93.13 |
Producer name: BIOG44158 Print made by:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1653-1658

print

Museum number: 1949,1008.233 |
Producer name: After:Salvator RosaPrint made by:Joseph Wood |
Production date: 1744

print

Title: Salvator Rossa Neapolitanus pictor et orator |
Museum number: W,7.2 |
Producer name: Print made by:Louis Félix de la RueAfter:Carlo Maratti |
Production date: 1746-1765

print

Title: The Triton Group |
Museum number: W,7.92 |
Producer name: BIOG44158 Print made by:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1655-1665

print

Title: Prints in Imitation of Drawings |
Museum number: W,7.213 |
Producer name: Print made by:Arthur PondAfter:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1735

print

Museum number: 1885,1212.176 |
Producer name: Print made by:John BrowneAfter:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1781 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: David and Goliath |
Museum number: W,7.137 |
Producer name: Print made by:Richard EarlomAfter:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1766 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: Jason |
Museum number: W,7.149 |
Producer name: Print made by:John BoydellAfter:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1765

print

Title: Figurine |
Museum number: W,7.78 |
Producer name: BIOG44158 Print made by:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1653-1658

print

Museum number: 1878,0511.1056 |
Producer name: Print made by:AnonymousAfter:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1780-1850