Rosa’s work is defined by its 19th century sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

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

Lion
Rosa Bonheur (French, 1822–1899)

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

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

Sketches of Cows
Rosa Bonheur French, 1822-1899

The Call of the Stag
Rosa Bonheur French, 1822-1899

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

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

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

Death of Atilius Regulus
Salvator Rosa Italian, 1615-1673

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

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