Salvator Rosa Paintings

Italian, 1615-1673

Rosa was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, as well as a printmaker, poet and author of satires. He was active in Naples, Rome and Florence, and best known for his unconventional and romantic landscapes, as well as his rebellious nature. Rosa was indisputably a leader in that tendency towards the romantic and picturesque, called a proto-romantic. His landscapes avoided the idyllic and pastoral calm in the landscapes of Claude Lorrain (1600 – 1682) and Paul Bril (1554 – 1626), and created brooding, melancholic fantasies, awash in ruins and brigands. As a writer, Rosa was equally romantic in his descriptions and rebellious in his attitude towards convention. Rosa began his training in Naples, notably with his future brother-in-law, Francesco Francanzano (1612 – 1657), who trained under the influential Spanish painter, Jusepe de Ribera (1591 – 1652), who Rosa may have trained with as well. It is also said that Rosa may have trained with the Naples painter, Aniello Falcone (1600 – 1665), who was also an apprentice to Ribera. After a brief trip to Rome, he returned to Naples and began painting his wildly romantic landscapes, eventually returning to Rome after 1638 painting one of his only altarpieces, Incredulity of Thomas. Something of a Baroque polymath, Rosa pursued his talents in music, poetry, writing, etching and acting. He wrote and often acted in his own Satires, which in turn gained him the reputation of a rebel, pitting him against powerful people, such as the prominent Roman sculptor, Bernini (1598 – 1680). This partially drove him away from Rome to sanctuary in Florence, patronized by a Medici Cardinal; he started his Accademia dei Percossi, or Academy of the Stricken, were artists, playwrights and poets gathered, among them the poet-painter, Lorenzo Lippi (1606 – 1664). He then returned to Naples, where it is said he engaged in the Spanish revolt of Masaniello (1622 – 1647), with some works produced showing this influence. He finally returned to Rome around 1649, painting historical works such as, Democritus amid Tombs, Death of Socrates, Regulus in the Spiked Cask, Justice Quitting the Earth and the Wheel of Fortune. The latter satirical work raised a storm of controversy, from which Rosa, endeavoring at conciliation, published a description of its meaning, but was nearly arrested. It was about this time that Rosa wrote his satire named Babylon, under which name Rome was of course his target. Among the pictures of his last years were the admired Battlepiece and Saul and the Witch of Endor, a work painted in 40 days, full of longdrawn carnage, with ships burning in the offing; Pythagoras and the Fishermen; and the Oath of Catiline. His output in painting and satirical writing was large, and both respected and contested in its time. Rosa, the man, is romanticized in several fictional works, including novels and fully scored ballets.

Artist: Salvator Rosa

Salvator RosaItalian 17th Century Baroque Oil on Canvas Painting Coastal Landscape Fishermen, Circa 1650

$28,000

Italian 17th Century Baroque Oil on Canvas Painting Coastal Landscape Fishermen

By Salvator Rosa

Located in Portland, OR

Italian 17th Century oil on canvas Baroque painting, attributed to Salvator Rosa (1615-1673), a coastal landscape scene with fishermen, circa 1650. The painting depicts a rocky coast...

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1650s Italian School Salvator Rosa Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Late 18thC Venetian School Mary Magdalene Noli Me Tangere Oil Painting, c. 1780

$6,954

H 43.5 in W 32 in

Late 18thC Venetian School Mary Magdalene Noli Me Tangere Oil Painting

Located in Cheltenham, GB

US buyers pay no import tariffs on this item. This late 18th-century Italian oil painting fragment depicts Mary Magdalene kneeling alongside an alabaster jar. Christ’s hand is parti...

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18th Century Italian School Salvator Rosa Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Antonio SavisioCAVALRY BATTLE - Antonio Savisio - Neapolitan School - Oil on canvas Painting, 2006

$1,433

H 15.75 in W 31.5 in

CAVALRY BATTLE - Antonio Savisio - Neapolitan School - Oil on canvas Painting

By Antonio Savisio

Located in Napoli, IT

Land Battle - Antonio Savisio Italia 2006 - Oil on canvas cm. 40x80 Maestro Antonio Savisio drew inspiration from the masterpieces of the great Neapolitan Maestro Salvator Rosa who...

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Early 2000s Italian School Salvator Rosa Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Vittorio LandiCAPRICCI LANDESCAPE -Roman School - Italian Oil on Canvas Painting, 2018

$4,279

H 37.41 in W 53.15 in

CAPRICCI LANDESCAPE -Roman School - Italian Oil on Canvas Painting

By Vittorio Landi

Located in Napoli, IT

Landscape - Vittorio Landi Italia 2018 - Oil on canvas cm. 80 x 120. In this wonderful oil on canvas the painter draws inspiration from Architectural Capricci, a pictorial genre o...

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Early 2000s Italian School Salvator Rosa Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Myth of Ganymede riding astride Zeus as an eagle oil on canvas, Circa 1800

$26,500

H 25.5 in W 30 in

Myth of Ganymede riding astride Zeus as an eagle oil on canvas

Located in Hudson, NY

Ganymede was a Trojan prince in Greek mythology, known for his compelling beauty. Because of his alluring good looks, Ganymede was abducted by Zeus to serve as cup-bearer in Olympus....

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Early 19th Century Italian School Salvator Rosa Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Filippo De Pisis1930s Filippo De Pisis Signed Still-Life Painting, 1930 ca.

$14,266

H 25.75 in W 15.75 in D 3.94 in

1930s Filippo De Pisis Signed Still-Life Painting

By Filippo De Pisis

Located in Roma, IT

A beautiful, intense painting by one of the greatest Italian avant-garde artists of the 20th century. In this beautiful, poetic work, the great artist Filippo De Pisis (Ferrara, 11 M...

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1930s Italian School Salvator Rosa Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Oscar RicciardiOscar Ricciardi Courtyard Naples Women Wash Antique Oil on canvas Painting 1900, 1900

$2,450

H 18 in W 14 in

Oscar Ricciardi Courtyard Naples Women Wash Antique Oil on canvas Painting 1900

By Oscar Ricciardi

Located in Buffalo, NY

This vibrant and atmospheric painting by Oscar Ricciardi depicts a sunlit Mediterranean courtyard animated by daily life. Set against warm stucco architecture and a pale blue sky, th...

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Early 1900s Italian School Salvator Rosa Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Antonio SavisioCAVALRY BATTLE Antonio Savisio Neapolitan School Italian Figurative Oil Painting, 2006

$1,194

H 11.82 in Dm 11.82 in

CAVALRY BATTLE Antonio Savisio Neapolitan School Italian Figurative Oil Painting

By Antonio Savisio

Located in Napoli, IT

Land Battle - Antonio Savisio Italia 2006 - Oil on canvas diam. cm. 47 Maestro Antonio Savisio drew inspiration from the masterpieces of the great Neapolitan Maestro Salvator Rosa w...

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Early 2000s Italian School Salvator Rosa Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Antonio SavisioCAVALRY BATTLE- Antonio Savisio - Neapolitan School Oil on canvas Oval Painting, 2005

$2,021

H 11.82 in W 19.69 in

CAVALRY BATTLE- Antonio Savisio - Neapolitan School Oil on canvas Oval Painting

By Antonio Savisio

Located in Napoli, IT

CAVALRY BATTLE - Oil on oval canvas cm.47x67 by Antonio Savisio, Italy 2005 Maestro Antonio Savisio drew inspiration from the masterpieces of the great Neapolitan Maestro Salvator Ro...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian School Salvator Rosa Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Licinio CampagnariChampoluc Valley - Pilaz by Licinio Campagnari - Oil on canvas, 1945

$951

H 15.75 in W 19.69 in D 0.6 in

Champoluc Valley - Pilaz by Licinio Campagnari - Oil on canvas

Located in Vicenza, VI

The painting for sale is an oil on canvas by Licinio Campagnari, born in Mestre in 1920 and died in Andora in 1981. His favorite subjects are the mountains of the Aosta Valley, ofte...

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1940s Italian School Salvator Rosa Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Antonio SavisioCAVALRY BATTLE - Antonio Savisio -Neapolitan School - Oil on canvas round paint, 2002

$1,236

H 1.19 in Dm 11.82 in

CAVALRY BATTLE - Antonio Savisio -Neapolitan School - Oil on canvas round paint

By Antonio Savisio

Located in Napoli, IT

Land Battle - Antonio Savisio Italia 2002 - Oil on canvas diam. cm. 45 Maestro Antonio Savisio drew inspiration from the masterpieces of the great Neapolitan Maestro Salvator Rosa wh...

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Early 2000s Italian School Salvator Rosa Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Arthur Trevor HaddonWomen in Garden

$5,000

H 30 in W 25 in D 3 in

Women in Garden

By Arthur Trevor Haddon

Located in Saratoga Springs, NY

Signed lower right. Arthur Trevor Haddon (1864–1941) was a master of capturing serene and picturesque moments, and his depiction of a young woman tending to a shoreline garden is no...

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Early 20th Century Italian School Salvator Rosa Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Sante Nucci1860s Italian Signed Framed Landscape Painting, 1863

$9,518

H 32.68 in W 39.38 in D 2.37 in

1860s Italian Signed Framed Landscape Painting

By Sante Nucci

Located in Roma, IT

Beautiful painting of the Neapolitan school signed, dated and located. It has a metal plate on the front with the inscription ‘PAESAGGIO NAPOLETANO NUCCI Agosto 1893’. Indeed, this...

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1860s Italian School Salvator Rosa Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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Salvator RosaMountainous landscape with a rugged rock with ancient build and figures, 1615-1673

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H 64.97 in W 43.31 in D 1.58 in

Mountainous landscape with a rugged rock with ancient build and figures

By Salvator Rosa

Located in Roma, Lazio

Mountainous landscape in the middle of which is a rugged rock with ancient buildings. Below, not far from the rock, is a small river, the water of which flows cascading over pieces o...

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