Object Detail
Description
print, shows the foundation of Plato's Academy
Maker and role
artist: Salvator Rosa (Italian, b.1615, d.1673)
Production place
Italy
Production date
circa 1662
Media description
etching and drypoint engraving on paper
Measurements
460 x 280 mm (sight)
700 x 500 mm (frame)
700 x 500 mm (frame)
Inscriptions
inscription reads: "In villa ab Academio attributa sua Plato condit academian."
signed 'Salvator Rosa Inuscu'
Marks and inscriptions 'In villa ab Academo attributa/ sua[m] Plato condit Academiam/ Salvator Rosa Inv. Scul.' 'In the villa given by Academus Plato founds his academy.'
signed 'Salvator Rosa Inuscu'
Marks and inscriptions 'In villa ab Academo attributa/ sua[m] Plato condit Academiam/ Salvator Rosa Inv. Scul.' 'In the villa given by Academus Plato founds his academy.'
Credit line
Foundation Collection, 1989
Project credit line
This digital record has been made available on TJC Collection Online through a significant donation from the OPENING DOORS fund, the generous support of The Friends of The Johnston Collection, and Digitisation Champion Christine Bell
Accession number
A1005.4
TJC reference number
1273
