Sheet of Satirical Studies (Amorini Riding Phalli)

c. 1650s Sheet: 14 x 36.7 cm (5 1/2 x 14 7/16 in.) Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/2009.154

This outrageous and comical sheet stands out as one of the few existing examples of Rosa's representation of bawdy material. While Rosa was not interested in lewd imagery for vulgarity's sake, he certainly enjoyed intellectual jokes that advertised his erudite knowledge. The g...

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