The Crucifixion of Polycrates
c. 1662
Artist, Neapolitan, 1615 - 1673

Artwork overview
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Medium
etching and drypoint on laid paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
plate: 47.5 x 72.3 cm (18 11/16 x 28 7/16 in.)
sheet: 54.5 x 78 cm (21 7/16 x 30 11/16 in.) -
Accession
1985.21.1
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Catalogue Raisonné
Theodoli 1992, no. 111, State ii/ii
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Earl Spencer (L.2341a)
Associated Names
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.
1992
Theodoli, Olimpia. Salvator Rosa, 1615-1673: Acqueforti. Bergamo: Alcon, 1992.
Inscriptions
lower center in plate: Polycrates Sami Tyrannus, opibus et felicitate inclytus, ab Orete Persarum Satrapa captus, ac cruci / affixus docuit, neminem ante obitum mer ito dici posse felicem. / Salvator Rosa Inu. pinx. Scul. (Polycrates, tyrant of Samos, famous for hi s wealth and good fortune, when he was captured by Oretes, Satrap of the Persians, and fastened on a cross, showed that no man can truly be called happy until he is dead.)
Watermarks
Fleur-de-lis in oval w/ B
Wikidata ID
Q74067260