She, Rosa de Tívoli (Fráncfort del Meno, 1657-Roma,... Lot 531

She, Rosa de Tívoli (Fráncfort del Meno, 1657-Roma, 1706), escuela italiana del siglo XVIII Oil on canvas. Measurements: 153 x 226, framed measurements: 163 x 239 cm. (Frankfurt am Main, 1657-Rome, 1706). German painter. Belonging to a family of painters and engravers, specializing in the painting of animals and landscapes, he went to Italy in 1677, thanks to a grant granted by the Landgrave of Hesse, studying in Rome with Giacinto Brandi. In 1684 he moved to Tivoli, a place to which he owes his Italian nickname "Rose of Tivoli". Settling permanently in Rome from 1691, he is part of the group of genre painters from the Netherlands who joined the group led by Pieter Laer, known as schildersbent. Roos's work is numerous; however, some of his paintings may be from another hand, as Roos was copied by his son Jakob and by Domenico Brandi. Several of the compositions that the Museo del Prado keeps come from the Isabel de Farnesio collection and present in an exemplary way the characteristic theme and style of the family tradition, specifically that of Philipp Peter, the best-known representative of the Roos who, as usual, it focuses on the presentation of domestic animals, grazing leisurely or returning home. They appear with their shepherds in the Roman countryside, characterized by ruins, rocks and trees, which flank the composition and are silhouetted against the horizon. Cows, goats, sheep and a goat whose head stands out from the herd are the typical elements of his compositions. The animals, strongly illuminated, appear against a dark background and fill the canvas with their dimensions, which reserves little space for the landscape. Origin: important private Spanish collection.