Death of Atilius Regulus
Death of Atilius Regulus
Death of Atilius Regulus
Death of Atilius Regulus

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Death of Atilius Regulus,

ca. 1662

Salvator Rosa, 1615–1673; born Naples, Italy; died Rome, Italy
x1980-5
Rosa made this etching ten years after his history painting of the same subject, The Death of Atilius Regulus, for which the adjoining drawing is a preliminary study. The large print evokes the monumental scale and harsh violence of Rosa’s painting, preserving even an atmospheric sense of unease in the clouded skies. Rosa dedicated this etching to his best friend, Giovanni Battista Riccardi, urging him to stay strong in the face of adversity, just as Atilius Regulus "remains a firm center in the midst of so many nails."

Information

Title
Death of Atilius Regulus
Dates

ca. 1662

Maker
Salvator Rosa
Medium
Etching with drypoint
Dimensions
plate: 46.2 x 73 cm. (18 3/16 x 28 3/4 in.) sheet: 46.9 x 73.4 cm (18 7/16 x 28 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Laura P. Hall Memorial Fund
Object Number
x1980-5
Place Made

Europe, Italy

Inscription
Printed dedication and description in plate, lower center: To: Bapte Ricciardo Amico Unico / Attilium regulum in praecipitis Fortunae... Signed in plate, lower center: Salvator Rosa Inv. pinx. scul.
Reference Numbers
Bartsch 271.9; Wallace 110
Culture
Italian, European
Type
drypoint, etchings, prints
Materials
printing ink
Techniques
etching (printing process)
Subject
deaths, torturing, men, figures (representations)

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