Regel, Walter/Helen Regel: Salvator Rosa (1615-1673)

Encounters with a fascinating artist in his own century. The attempt to revisit the intentions of this 17th century artist faces considerable obstacles, however: the colour changes, which darkened many of his paintings and resulted from his use of the alla prima technique, supported the creation of wild escalating legends about Rosa and prompted the dramatic misjudgement of his work. When this development is unravelled on the basis of an interdisciplinary discourse, we encounter a defender of stoical thinking and exponent of maxims that are surprisingly contemporary in their relevance. Chapters: Rosa's Paintings and the Processes of Ageing / Ut pictura poesis / Metamorphosis of the Metamorphoses in Paintings by Salvator Rosa / La temeraria face. Aspects of Prometheus (Tityos) Reception and Rosa's Paintings on this Theme / Rosa on Stage / Appendices. 166 Seiten mit 31 Textabb. und 4 Farbtafeln, broschiert (Königshausen & Neumann 2011) leichte Lagerspuren

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