| Ref No (click to see in context) | WFD/PRINT/26 |
| Title | Diogenes Casting Away His Bowl, Salvator Rosa |
| Level | Item |
| Date | mid-late 17th century |
| Extent | 1 oversized item |
| Description | Etching with drypoint, of Diogenes throwing away his drinking bowl after seeing a youth kneeling down and drinking water with his hands.
Includes inscription 'Diogenes Adolescentum manu bibentum intuitus Scyphum proycit / Salvator Rosa Inv.Scul.'
This is an example of the only known state of the print. It is a companion piece for 'Democritus in Meditation' which can be dated to 1662. |
| Access Status | Open |
| URL (click to download record) | https://digitalcollections.qmul.ac.uk/Documents/Detail/diogenes-casting-away-his-bowl-salvator-rosa/2730 |