Alexander in the Studio of Apelles

c. 1662

Salvator Rosa

Associated Names
Salvator Rosa

Artist, Neapolitan, 1615 - 1673

The image shows a group of five individuals around a painting on an easel. The central figure is standing, gesturing towards the painting, with curly hair and draped clothing. Two individuals are partially seated on the left, and two individuals in armor stand and sit on the right. There is a draped curtain in the upper left corner and a blank wall on the right with a Latin inscription at the bottom. A stool is placed below the canvas, and the setting appears to be an artist studio or a creative environment.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 45.5 x 27.5 cm (17 15/16 x 10 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1985.63.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Theodoli 1992, no. 114, State ii/iii

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1802

  • Bartsch, Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna, 1802-1821: Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna: J.V. Degen, 1802-1821.

1979

  • Wallace, Richard W. The Etchings of Salvator Rosa. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1979.

1985

  • Christopher Mendez, OLD MASTER PRINTS, London: 11/85, no.56.

1992

  • Theodoli, Olimpia. Salvator Rosa, 1615-1673: Acqueforti. Bergamo: Alcon, 1992.

Inscriptions

lower center in plate: Alexandro M. multa imperite in officina disserenti / silentium comiter suadebat Apelles, rideri eum dicens / a pueris, qui colores tererent. / Salvator Rosa Inu. Scul.

Markings

d star

Watermarks

Anchor w/letters EM in circle, surmounted by 6-pointe*

Wikidata ID

Q74070437

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