Brief Biography-Salvator Rosa was from Naples, where he began training under his future brother-in-law Francesco Fracanzano, who Jusepe de Ribera trained. He spent a brief time studying in Rome. After contracting malaria, he returned to Naples and took up his painting of landscapes and battle scenes. Rosa indulged himself in writing and acting and, when back in Rome, acted in some of his satires. After a falling out with the prominent Roman sculptor Bernini he made his way to Florence. Cardinal Giovanni Carlo de Medici patronised him, and Rosa established the Accademia dei Percossi, a gathering place for artists, writers, and poets. When he returned to Naples, he became involved in the Spanish revolt of Masaniello and painted works related to it. He eventually settled in Rome and concentrated on religious and historical painting, and in 1660 he took up etching. He was known to have worked with the Austrian artist Johann Anton Eismann who had settled in Italy. Giovanni Ghisolfi also worked with him in his studio. He died in 1673, and in 1710 his satires were published.