The Rescue of the Infant Oedipus
1663
Salvator Rosa
Artist, Neapolitan, 1615 - 1673
Artwork overview
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Medium
etching with drypoint on laid paper
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Credit Line
Gift of James A. Bergquist in honor of Faith and Dewayne Perry, Austin, Texas
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Dimensions
sheet: 72.7 × 47.8 cm (28 5/8 × 18 13/16 in.)
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Accession Number
2017.131.1
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Catalogue Raisonné
Theodoli 1992, no. 116, State ii/ii
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
(James A. Bergquist, Newton Centre, MA); gift to NGA, 2017.
Associated Names
Bibliography
1802
Bartsch, Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna, 1802-1821: no. 8
1979
Wallace, Richard W. The Etchings of Salvator Rosa. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1979: no. 116, ii/ii
1992
Theodoli, Olimpia. Salvator Rosa, 1615-1673: Acqueforti. Bergamo: Alcon, 1992: no. 116, ii/ii
Inscriptions
lower center in image: Julio Martinello Amico Cariss.mo / Oedipus hic fixis, uerfisque ad sidera plantis / Edocet ad sortem quemlibet ire suam. / Salvator Rosa Inv. pinx. Scul.
Wikidata ID
Q77260752