DescriptionThe Death of Empedocles by Salvator Rosa.jpg
English: Salvator Rosa, 'The Death of Empedocles', c. 1665 – 1670, Oil
on canvas, 135 x 99 cm, Private collection (Helen Langdon, Salvator Rosa - Dulwich Picture Gallery, London 2010, p. 213). According to Helen Langdon, the real theme of the work is ‘man’s desire to lose himself in the immensity and violence of natural forces’.
Date
between 1665 and 1670
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Source
Private collection (Helen Langdon, Salvator Rosa - Dulwich Picture Gallery, London 2010, p. 213).
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