Sheeps With Aa Dog By Antique Well By Philipp Peter Roos / Rosa Da Tivoli ( 1657-1706)-attributed

Sheeps with dog by the Antique Well in Roman Campagna by Philipp Peter Roos / Rosa da Tivoli ( 1657 - 1706) - attributed

Due to identical style, quality and creation period we attributed this painting to the hand of the German-italian painter Philipp Peter Roos, also known as Rosa di Tivoli , (1651 in Frankfurt/Main - 1705 in Tivoli with Rome) was trained first by his father, the painter Johann Heinrich Roos and starting from 1677 by H. Brandis in Rome. Roos attained celebrity as an animal painter. Often he painted herdsmen and herds in landscapes. Philipp Peter Roos was son of the painter Johann Heinrich Roos and brother the painter Johann Melchior Roos .
Literature: Thieme/Becker "Lexicon of artists from antique to contemporary", Leipzig, 1999

Inscription: unsigned

Technique: oil on canvas, original gold-plated frame

Measurements: unframed w 17 3/4" x h 14 1/8" (45 x 36 cm), framed w 26 " x h 22 1/2" (66 x 57 cm)

Condition: in very good condition, canvas profess. relined