Artwork
Road with People and Animals
Road with People and Animals is an oil painting by the French Classical Baroque artist Salvator Rosa. It is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst.
About this work
Overview
Road with People and Animals is a painting executed in oil paint by Salvator Rosa. It is now held in the Statens Museum for Kunst.
Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts a serene landscape with a winding road, where people and animals gather near a stream or travel along the road, set against rolling hills and a cloudy sky.
Technique & Style
The artist's use of chiaroscuro creates a sense of depth and dimensionality, with contrast between light and dark contributing to the overall mood of the painting, characteristic of the Baroque style.
History & Provenance
Salvator Rosa, an Italian painter active in Naples, Rome, and Florence, created this work in 1701, as part of the broader French Classical Baroque movement.
Artist & collection
Artist
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…
