Salvator Rosa

An esoteric masterpiece by Salvator Rosa lands in the Uffizi: purchased the Witch

31/12/2024 Redazione

An extraordinary work, charged with mystery and disquiet, becomes part of the Uffizi's holdings. The Witch by Salvator Rosa (Naples, 1615 - Rome, 1673) purchased by the museum for 450,000 euros, represents one of the highest and boldest…

Aut tace, aut loquere meliora silentio. Salvator Rosa, or the artist's freedom of thought.

17/03/2020 Federico Giannini

Works and artists Ancient art Baroque Naples Salvator Rosa Six hundred

Aut tace, aut loquere meliora silentio. "Either keep silent, or say something that is better than silence." The sculptural evidence of those six words engraved on the panel that Salvator Rosa carelessly holds up in his Self-Portrait at the…