Rosa at Dulwich

The Poussin conference reminded me that I'd heard last week of another gathering. This time it's on the 17^th century Italian painter Salvator Rosa, famous for his landscapes and representation of philosophers and bandits. This is scheduled for October 2010 at the Dulwich Picture Gallery, to accompany an exhibition called Rosa in Britain. I'm told that the conference concentrates on the afterlife of Rosa, the reception of his art in Britain and similar themes. The reason for this post is to alert any scholar/reader of this blog interested in contributing a paper to the conference to contact its organizer, Dr Helen Langdon. The details are below, and Rosa's Self-Portrait (National Gallery, London), is at the top of this post.

Call for Papers; Salvator Rosa in Britain.

The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art will be hosting a conference, Salvator Rosa in Britain, on October 18^th, 2010, at Dulwich Picture Gallery, London, to accompany the exhibition Salvator Rosa (1615-1673) : Bandits, Wilderness and Magic, to be held there from 15 September – 28 November 2010. Rosa has always had a double importance for art in Britain, as both painter and phenomenon, and the conference aims to explore his vast impact on both painters and writers. Possible themes might include collectors and collecting; Rosa and concepts of the sublime, both in landscape and in magic, prophecy and enchantment; the afterlife of some outstanding works once or still in Britain, such as the Democritus, Belisarius, Atilius Regulus, Empedocles leap into Etna; Rosa and the concepts of Romantic genius and the freedom of the artist; the myths woven around Rosa's biography; bandits and witches.

Please send a 500-word outline of your proposal for a twenty-five minute presentation, along with a CV and a list of publications. The deadline for submission of proposals is 30 December 2009. The proposal should be sent to Helenlangdon@hotmail.com

 

 

 

Comments

[Patrick]

Hello,
Great Britain in 1973 was the unique country with commemoration of Salvator Rosa tercenary of his death.Hayvard Gallery London 17 october 23 december 1973.
Since the start of the 21 century Louvre Paris calls it's Italian Paints n° 13 room "Salvator Rosa".
In 2008 the first exhibition in his birth place Napoli : Tra mito e magia.
The painter Salvator "was also of awesome mysteries, darkercorners of ancient philosophy, timeless witchcraft,inhuman extremes of saintliness" Norbert Lynton 1973
I think it's a true perception of expression of the spirit of Salvator Rosa. But first S.R was a poet.Poétic spirit inherit probably from his mother Grecia.A strong community coming from Antic Grece lived in Napoli in 1500.
Take their place in our world for the greatest Poéts it's very long !!! But in europe Britain shows the way since 18 century with Lady Morgan for Salvator.
Patrick from France

[Art History Today]

Thanks for that Patrick.

yes, there are many sides to Rosa.

david