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Dream of Aeneas, Aeneas rests on his shield, while the river god Tiber points upward
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Dream of Aeneas, Aeneas rests on his shield, while the river god Tiber points upward

ca. 1663–64

Medium

Etching with drypoint

Dimensions

Sheet: 14 3/8 × 9 15/16 in. (36.5 × 25.3 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Rights

Public Domain

About Salvator Rosa

1615–1673

Noted for original artisitic style and subjects, and his extravagant personality. Studied first with Francesco Francanzano, his brother-in-law, later with Ribera and probably with Aniello Falcone. Although he painted figures and other subjects as well, he is best known today for dark, romanticized landscapes and history paintings that had substantial influence from 17th to 19th centuries.