About this artwork
Salvator Rosa was a painter, etcher, poet, and actor, as well as a musician. Born in Naples, he was active there and in Rome and Florence. He produced over 100 etchings after 1650, including the series Diverse Figures, to which this print belongs.
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Status
- Currently Off View
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Department
- Prints and Drawings
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Artist
- Salvator Rosa
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Title
- A warrior, seated on a foreground block, holds a shield and staff and turns toward two warriors behind him, from Figurine series
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Place
- Italy (Artist's nationality:)
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Date
- 1656–1657
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Medium
- Etching on ivory laid paper
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Dimensions
- 13.9 × 9.1 cm (5 1/2 × 3 5/8 in.)
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Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Frank G. Logan
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Reference Number
- 1921.165
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IIIF Manifest
- https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/80554/manifest.json