Salvator Rosa
Alexander the Great in the Studio of Apelles

ArtistItalian (Neapolitan), 1615–1673
CultureItalian
Titles
  • Alexander the Great in the Studio of Apelles
Datec. 1662
PlaceItaly
MediumEtching and drypoint
Dimensions459 × 277 mm
Plate or block: 18 1/8 × 10 7/8 in. (46 × 27.6 cm)
Credit LineSarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston
Object numberBF.1997.8
Not on view

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Object Type
Provenance[C. G. Boerner, New York]; purchased by the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, 1997.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: Alexandro M. multa imperite in officina disserenti / silentium comiter suadebat Apelles, rideri eum dicens / a pueris, qui colores tererent. / Saluator Rosa inu. scul.

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