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The Fall of the Giants

The Fall of the Giants

Artist Salvator Rosa (Italian, 1615-1673)
Dateabout 1663
Dimensions28 3/8 x 18 5/8 in. (72.3 x 47.2 cm)
MediumEtching and Drypoint
ClassificationPrints
Object number
1978.38
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Label TextThis unusually large print was inspired by Giulio Romano’s famous fresco of the Fall of the Giants in the Palazzo del Te in Mantua. The subject depicts the hideous race of giants birthed by the Titan Gaia and sent to battle the gods of Olympus, who narrowly defeat them. Salvator Rosa used etching to explore the grand philosophical and mythological themes that fascinated him. This print was produced in hopes that a potential patron would commission a painting based on it: Rosa forever lamented that it did not happen.Exhibition HistoryTMA, The Dramatic Image: Baroque Prints of the 17th Century, February 25 - July 31, 2011.

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