Salvator Rosa among the Brigands
Medium
Etching and aquatint on chine collé
Dimensions
Sheet: 11 13/16 × 16 3/4 in. (30 × 42.6 cm) Plate: 7 5/16 × 10 5/8 in. (18.5 × 27 cm) Image: 5 11/16 × 8 7/16 in. (14.5 × 21.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Donato Esposito, 2019
Accession Number
2019.279.5
Art Historical Context
This evocative print, titled *Salvator Rosa among the Brigands*, captures a dramatic encounter between the 17th-century Italian artist and a group of outlaws. Created after 1844 through etching and aquatint on chine collé, the work employs delicate linework combined with tonal washes to produce rich contrasts and atmospheric depth. These techniques, favored in 19th-century printmaking, allowed artists to translate painterly effects into reproducible images, making dramatic scenes accessible to wider audiences. The composition references Salvator Rosa’s own adventurous reputation and his fasci...
About the Artist
Adrien Guignet|Adolphe Pierre Riffaut|Delamain|Salvator Rosa (French|French|French|Italian) · 1816 |1821 |1800 |1615 –1854 |1859 |1900 |1673
French, Annecy 1816–1854 Paris|French, Paris 1821–1859 Charenton| |Italian, Arenella (Naples) 1615–1673 Rome