Minneapolis Institute of Art
The Genius of Salvator Rosa
Salvator Rosa
- Date
- c. 1662
- Medium
- Etching and drypoint
- Department
- European Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
This etching, Salvator Rosa's psychological self-portrait, bears an inscription: Sincere, free, fiery painter and equable, despiser of wealth and death, this is my genius. He shows the artist naked, without worldly need. A Stoic philosopher and Pittura, goddess of painting, offer their wisdom, but the wreath in his hair gives us a clue as to where his innate sympathies lie. While we might expect a talented artist to wear a crown of laurels, Rosa's is crowned with ivy, the symbol of Bacchus and also the adornment of the satyress, the embodiment of unbridled passions. Italy, Europe
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