Rosa’s work is defined by its canelos quichua sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Quilla (Moon Man)
Rosa Gualinga (Canelos Quichua, active 21st century) Montalvo and Puyo, Pastaza Province, Ecuador

Jilucu (Common Potoo (Nyctibius griseus))
Rosa Gualinga (Canelos Quichua, active 21st century) Montalvo and Puyo, Pastaza Province, Ecuador

The Fall of the Giants
Salvator Rosa Italian, 1615-1673

Two warriors, one seated asleep on a foreground rock, from Figurine series
Salvator Rosa Italian, 1615-1673

A warrior sits on a block and gestures; two figure are behind him, from Figurine series
Salvator Rosa Italian, 1615-1673

Saint William of Maleval
After Salvator Rosa Italian, 1615-1673 Carlo Antonini ? c.1740 - c.1784

A Warrior in Full Armor in a Grotto
Salvator Rosa Italian, 1615-1673

Cattle at Rest on a Hillside in the Alps
Rosa Bonheur (French, 1822–1899)

Polycrates' Crucifixion
Salvator Rosa (Italian, 1615–1673)

Polycrates and the Fisherman
Salvator Rosa (Italian, 1615–1673)

Lion
Rosa Bonheur (French, 1822–1899)

Study for The Horse Fair
Rosa Bonheur (French, 1822–1899)

Death of Atilius Regulus
Salvator Rosa Italian, 1615-1673

The Genius of Salvator Rosa
Salvator Rosa Italian, 1615-1673

Chief Returning from a Bison Hunt and other Studies
Rosa Bonheur French, 1822-1899

The Crucifixion of Polycrates
Salvator Rosa Italian, 1615-1673

Glaucus and Scylla
Salvator Rosa Italian, 1615-1673

A bearded old man seated on a rock and making a hortatory gesture toward three men opposite him, from Figurine series
Salvator Rosa Italian, 1615-1673

Apollo and the Cumean Sibyl
After Salvator Rosa Italian, 1615-1673 Carlo Antonini ? c.1740 - c.1784