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The Genius of Salvator Rosa
ARTIST:Salvator Rosa
DATE:c. 1662
MEDIUM:Etching and drypoint
DIMENSIONS:18 1/4 x 11 in. (46.36 x 27.94 cm) (plate) 20 5/8 x 15 in. (52.39 x 38.1 c…
CREATION PLACE:Europe, ItalyThis etching, Salvator Rosa’s psychological self-portrait, bears an inscription: Sincere, free, fiery painter and equable, despiser of wealth and death, this is my genius. He shows the artist naked, without worldly need. A Stoic philosopher and Pittura, goddess of painting, offer their wisdom, but the wreath in his hair gives us a clue as to where his innate sympathies lie. While we might expect a talented artist to wear a crown of laurels, Rosa’s is crowned with ivy, the symbol of Bacchus and also the adornment of the satyress, the embodiment of unbridled passions.
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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