Salvator Rosa / Scene with Witches: Morning / 1645-1649

Salvator Rosa
Scene with Witches: Morning
1645-1649
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Creator Name: Rosa, Salvator
Creator Nationality: European; Southern European; Italian
Creator Role: Artist
Creator Dates/Places: 1615 - 1673
Gender: M
Creator Name-CRT: Salvator Rosa
Title: Scene with Witches: Morning
Title Type: Primary
View: Full View
Creation Start Date: 1645
Creation End Date: 1649
Creation Date: 1645-1649
Object Type: Paintings
Materials and Techniques: oil on canvas
Dimensions: Diameter: 54.5cm
Inscriptions: Signed: "SR [monogram]"
AMICA Contributor: The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number: 1977.37.1
Credit Line: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Rights: http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html
Provenance: Niccolini coll., Florence (1677), by descent (1963); Heim, London)
Context: Witches, demons, and the supernatural have long fascinated painters and writers. These four paintings represent scenes of witchcraft at four distinct times of day. Their circular format (called a tondo) became popular during the 15th century (see Gallery 218), but was more unusual in the 17th.
AMICA ID: CMA_.1977.37.1
AMICA Library Year: 2000
Media Metadata Rights: Copyright, The Cleveland Museum of Art

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