Three ox skulls, two horse skulls, and a grotesque head, study for "Democritus in Meditation"
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Salvator Rosa
Artist bio: Italian, Arenella (Naples) 1615–1673 Rome
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Italian
Date: 1662
Medium: Etching and drypoint
Dimensions: Sheet: 5 9/16 × 3 9/16 in. (14.2 × 9.1 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1953
Accession year: 1953
Tags: Grotesques|Skulls