After Salvator Rosa
Italian, 1615-1673
Carlo Antonini ?
c.1740 - c.1784
Saint William of Maleval
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After Salvator Rosa
Italian, 1615-1673
Carlo Antonini ?
c.1740 - c.1784c. 1780
Saint William of Maleval
After Salvator Rosa Italian, 1615-1673 Carlo Antonini ? c.1740 - c.1784 →etchingprint
Date
c. 1780
Medium
Etching in sanguine on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Plate: 34.9 × 23.6 cm (13 3/4 × 9 5/16 in.); Sheet: 36.7 × 24.9 cm (14 1/2 × 9 13/16 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Elizabeth Hammond Stickney Collection
Salvaror Rosa’s many etchings were already so popular by the 18th century that entire books of reproductions were being produced in states that w'ere deceptively similar to the original prints. This example, showing a medieval hermit saint doing penance in a suit of armor (while lashed to a tree below' a crucifix), is known in both black-and-white and sanguine (reddish brown) impressions.
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