Two ox skulls and a portion of a third, study for "Democritus in Meditation"

Salvator Rosa

1662 · Etching · Drawings and Prints

Two ox skulls and a portion of a third, study for "Democritus in Meditation" — Salvator Rosa

Artist: Salvator Rosa
Date: 1662
Medium: Etching
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1953

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