Salvator Rosa (1615-1673) - Il salvataggio dell'infante Edipo (d'après)

Antique engraving from the 17th–18th century, after Salvator Rosa. Sheet: 69.5 x 47 cm (trimmed in the past). Signs of age and minor flaws along the margins (see photos). At auction with no reserve!!! The print will not be shipped outside the EU.

The work depicts the myth of Oedipus—in particular, the moment when Oedipus is exposed on Mount Cithaeron, or Oedipus hanging and discovered by Phorbas (the shepherd who saves him), linked to the dramatic story of the child with pierced ankles.