The Dream of Aeneas, 1660–65, Oil on canvas, 77 1/2 x 47 1/2 in. ( x cm), Paintings, Salvator Rosa (Italian, Arenella


The Dream of Aeneas, 1660–65, Oil on canvas, 77 1/2 x 47 1/2 in. ( x cm), Paintings, Salvator Rosa (Italian, Arenella (Naples) 1615–1673 Rome), Rosa was much sought after for his landscapes, but his ambition was to succeed as a history painter. One of Rosa’s best pictures, this is a highly poetic visualization of a celebrated literary source about the foundation of Rome, Virgil’s Aeneid


Size: 3357px × 5499px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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