Salvator Rosa
Head of a Bearded Man
About this artwork
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artist:Salvator Rosa (1615 - 1673) Italian
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title:Head of a Bearded Man
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date created:Unknown
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materials:Red chalk on paper, laid down (slight tears repaired)
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measurements:33.20 x 22.90 cm
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object type:
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credit line:David Laing Bequest to the Royal Scottish Academy transferred 1910
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accession number:D 1593
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Salvator Rosa
Salvator Rosa
A painter, etcher, satirical poet and musician, Rosa was one of the most original and extravagant artistic personalities in seventeenth-century Italy. He trained in his native city, probably initially with his brother-in-law Francesco Fracanzano, and then with the battle painter Aniello Falcone....