id:			145971
accession number:	1971.176
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1971.176
updated:		2023-03-11 20:50:54.492000

Glaucus and Scylla, c. 1661. Salvator Rosa (Italian, 1615–1673). Etching; framed: 52.4 x 39.4 cm (20 5/8 x 15 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur D. Prescott 1971.176

title:				Glaucus and Scylla
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creation date:			c. 1661
creation date earliest:		1656
creation date latest:		1666
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creditline:			Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur D. Prescott
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culture:	Italy, 17th century
technique:	etching
department:	Prints
collection:	PR - Etching
type:		Print
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catalogue raisonne: Bartsch XX.275.20 ; Wallance 101

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CREATORS

* Salvator Rosa (Italian, 1615–1673)  - artist

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measurements: Framed: 52.4 x 39.4 cm (20 5/8 x 15 1/2 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review: 1971
	opening date:   1971-12-28T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review: 1971</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 28, 1971-February 6, 1972).

	title:		Baroque Imagery
	opening date:   1984-11-06T05:00:00
	<i>Baroque Imagery</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 6, 1984-January 6, 1985).

	title:		Images of the Mind
	opening date:   1987-07-07T04:00:00
	<i>Images of the Mind</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 7-August 30, 1987).

	title:		The Novel and the Bizarre: Salvator Rosa's Scenes of Witchcraft
	opening date:   2015-02-15T00:00:00
	<i>The Novel and the Bizarre: Salvator Rosa's Scenes of Witchcraft</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 15-June 14, 2015).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* The Cleveland Museum of Art (2/15/2015 - 6/14/2015); "The Novel and the Bizarre: Salvator Rosa's Scenes of Witchcraft"

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PROVENANCE

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wall description:
Rosa was a prolific and skilled printmaker, producing over 100 etchings throughout his career. Derived from Ovid's Metamorphoses, Glaucus and Scylla tells a story associated with magic and witchcraft. After drinking a magical herb, the fisherman Glaucus was immortalized and transformed into a sea god with fins and a fish tail. Rosa depicts the moment in which the amorous Glaucus declares his love to the beautiful water nymph, Scylla, who flees. Later, Glacus implored the witch Circe to help him win the heart of Scylla, but attracted to the sea god herself, the jealous witch poisoned the waters where Scylla lived, turning the nymph into the infamous rock that troubled Ulysses and countless sea travelers. The ominous, rolling clouds and Glaucus's thrashing form project the drama of Scylla's escape and foreshadow her own metamorphosis to come.  
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