1615 1673 Collection

St. William the Hermit, c. 1662. Creator: Salvator Rosa (Italian, 1615-1673)
St. William the Hermit, c. 1662

Scenes of Witchcraft, c. 1645-1649. Creator: Salvator Rosa (Italian, 1615-1673)
Scenes of Witchcraft, c. 1645-1649. A huge upturn in interest in witchcraft emerged during the 1500s in Europe, but by the middle of the next century--at least among the cultured elite of Florence--a

The Figurine Series: Figurine, 1656-57. Creator: Salvator Rosa (Italian, 1615-1673)
The Figurine Series: Figurine, 1656-57

The Figurine Series: Figurina, 1656-57. Creator: Salvator Rosa (Italian, 1615-1673)
The Figurine Series: Figurina, 1656-57

Scenes of Witchcraft: Morning, c. 1645-1649. Creator: Salvator Rosa (Italian, 1615-1673)
Scenes of Witchcraft: Morning, c. 1645-1649. Rosas first scene depicts a young witch who plunges her knife into a writhing amphibian at dawn

Scenes of Witchcraft: Day, c. 1645-1649. Creator: Salvator Rosa (Italian, 1615-1673)
Scenes of Witchcraft: Day, c. 1645-1649. Rosas scene at noon showcases several hoary hags that exemplify his treatment of witches

Scenes of Witchcraft: Night, c. 1645-1649. Creator: Salvator Rosa (Italian, 1615-1673)
Scenes of Witchcraft: Night, c. 1645-1649. In the pitch black of night, two groups of men are gathered in a forest. To the left

Scenes of Witchcraft: Evening, c. 1645-1649. Creator: Salvator Rosa (Italian, 1615-1673)
Scenes of Witchcraft: Evening, c. 1645-1649. At dusk, Rosas hags gather around a cauldron. Above their incantations soars a conjured skeleton holding an hourglass symbolizing the brevity of life

Ruins in a Rocky Landscape, c. 1640. Creator: Salvator Rosa (Italian, 1615-1673)
Ruins in a Rocky Landscape, c. 1640. In 1635, Rosa left his native Naples for Rome, the undisputed art center of the 17th century, where a new type of landscape painting was emerging

Sheet of Satirical Studies (Amorini Riding Phalli), c. 1650s. Creator: Salvator Rosa (Italian)
Sheet of Satirical Studies (Amorini Riding Phalli), c. 1650s. This outrageous and comical sheet stands out as one of the few existing examples of Rosas representation of bawdy material

Figure Studies (verso), c. 1640-1649. Creator: Salvator Rosa (Italian, 1615-1673)
Figure Studies (verso), c. 1640-1649

Figures on a Winding Road, mid-1600s. Creator: Salvator Rosa (Italian, 1615-1673)
Figures on a Winding Road, mid-1600s. The vitality of Rosas landscapes is indebted to his practice of constantly drawing the world around him

Figures by a Rocky Pool, 1660 / 1673. Creator: Salvator Rosa (Italian, 1615-1673)
Figures by a Rocky Pool, 1660/1673

Figure Studies, c. 1640-1649. Creator: Salvator Rosa (Italian, 1615-1673)
Figure Studies, c. 1640-1649

Figure Studies (recto), c. 1640-1649. Creator: Salvator Rosa (Italian, 1615-1673)
Figure Studies (recto), c. 1640-1649

Glaucus and Scylla, c. 1661. Creator: Salvator Rosa (Italian, 1615-1673)
Glaucus and Scylla, c. 1661. Rosa was a prolific and skilled printmaker, producing over 100 etchings throughout his career

Diogenes and His Cup, 1662. Creator: Salvator Rosa (Italian, 1615-1673)
Diogenes and His Cup, 1662

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