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Figures on a Winding Road
Salvator Rosamid-1600s
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
The vitality of Rosa’s landscapes is indebted to his practice of constantly drawing the world around him, incorporating fresh observations of nature into his wild and awe-inspiring mature landscapes. Rosa’s drawings from the 1650s showcase his interest in capturing the mysterious and savage qualities of nature. Through sinewy paths or anthropomorphic cliffs, the environment overwhelms the small figures, evoking the power and magical qualities of nature.
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- Title: Figures on a Winding Road
- Creator: Salvator Rosa (Italian, 1615-1673)
- Date Created: mid-1600s
- Physical Dimensions: Sheet: 18.4 x 12.5 cm (7 1/4 x 4 15/16 in.)
- Provenance: E. Desperet, Paris (Lugt 721, lower right, in black ink). [Paul Drey Gallery] (label on old photo)
- Type: Drawing
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1975.17
- Medium: Pen and brown ink and brush and gray and brown wash, traces of framing lines in brown ink
- Inscriptions: [by artist?], lower left, in brown ink: Salvator ; upper right, in brown ink (over gray ink): 16. ; VERSO OF SECONDARY SUPPORT (now removed), lower left and lower center, in graphite: from the Collection of E. Desperet (1804-1865) of Paris ; lower center, in graphite: Rosa ; lower center, in graphite: Salvator Rosa / 1614-1673
- Department: Drawings
- Culture: Italy, 17th century
- Credit Line: Dudley P. Allen Fund
- Collection: DR - Italian
- Accession Number: 1975.17
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