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Three ox skulls, two horse skulls, and a grotesque head, study for "Democritus in Meditation" Wall Art
ART BY: Salvator Rosa
Three ox skulls, two horse skulls, and a grotesque head, study for "Democritus in Meditation" Wall Art
ART BY: Salvator Rosa
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Three ox skulls, two horse skulls, and a grotesque head, study for "Democritus in Meditation" is a prints, etching and drypoint by Salvator Rosa (1615–1673), dated 1662. The artist is catalogued as Italian. This reproduction is based on the copy in the The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the file offered here measures 2384 × 3641 px (2.8 MB). Catalogued under Drawings and Baroque, in portrait format. Archive Lane holds 356 works by Salvator Rosa, an Italian artist.
Salvator Rosa is best known today as an Italian Baroque painter, whose romanticised landscapes and history paintings, often set in dark and untamed nature, exerted considerable influence from the 17th century into the early 19th century. In his lifetime, he was among the most famous painters, known for his flamboyant personality, and regarded as an accomplished poet, satirist, actor, musician and printmaker.
Biography adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). All works by Salvator Rosa →
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