1644
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Figure Studies (verso) is a 1644 by Salvator Rosa, a Baroque work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows a rough, quick drawing of a person’s head and shoulders. The lines are loose and uneven, almost like a hurried note. The paper looks old and worn, with brown spots and creases. The drawing feels unfinished, like a practice piece. It’s not polished or detailed, which makes it feel more like a study than a finished work. If you like this sketchy style, look up Baroque.
Salvator Rosa (1615 – 15 March 1673) is best known today as an Italian Baroque painter, whose romanticised landscapes and history paintings, often set in dark and untamed nature, exerted considerable influence from the 17th century into the early 19th century.
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