An antique Italian oil on canvas painting In the manner of Salvatore Rosa. Close to Romanticism, the painting depicts a huge dark rock, several people, and a bright sunset in the distance. The artwork bears an attached metal name plate, inscribed: Salvador Rosa, 1662. Housed in a gilt wooden frame. Salvatore Rosa, 1615 to 1673, was an Italian painter, draftsman, engraver, and poet of the Baroque era. Born in Naples and active in Rome and Florence, he was a rebel artist who lived a tumultuous life filled with extraordinary events. His work belongs to the Neapolitan school and the pre romantic movement in Western European art. Collectible European Fine Art. One of a Kind Artwork.