Apollo and the Cumaean Sibyl

c. 1661

Salvator Rosa

Associated Names
Salvator Rosa

Artist, Neapolitan, 1615 - 1673

This is a drawing of a woman and another figure with a lyre in a natural setting. The woman stands reaching out towards the seated figure who holds a lyre. The scene is set amidst lush foliage and a dramatic, cloud-filled sky. The drawing exhibits fine lines and meticulous detailing typical of classical style.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 33.7 x 21.7 cm (13 1/4 x 8 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 34.7 x 22.8 cm (13 11/16 x 9 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.10.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Theodoli 1992, no. 102, State ii/iii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Paul Prouté, Paris); purchased by NGA, 1995.

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 right in plate: ROSA

Wikidata ID

Q75126030

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