Salvator Rosa
The Genius of Salvator Rosa

The Genius of Salvator Rosa

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The Genius of Salvator Rosa
ArtistItalian (Neapolitan), 1615–1673
CultureItalian
Titles
  • The Genius of Salvator Rosa
Datec. 1662
PlaceItaly
MediumEtching and drypoint
Dimensions464 × 277mm
 plate/sheet: 18 1/4 × 10 7/8 inches

Credit LineSarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston
Object numberBF.1997.7
Not on view

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Department
Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation
Object Type
Provenance[C. G. Boerner, New York]; purchased by the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, 1997.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: on the cartouche at lower right: Ingenuus, Liber, Pictor Succensor, et Aequus, / Spretor Opum, Mortisque: hic meus est Genius. / Saluator Rosa

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Etching on laid paper, state I/I
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