Who painted “Odysseus and Nausicaa (Ulysses and Nausicaa)”?

“Odysseus and Nausicaa (Ulysses and Nausicaa)” was painted by Salvator Rosa in 1663. Where to see it: Hermitage Museum.

Baroque

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Baroque: Renaissance painting is calmer and evenly lit; Rococo after it is lighter, paler and playful. Dutch Golden Age painting is the Protestant, everyday side of the same century.

Salvator Rosa (1615 – 15 March 1673) is best known today as an Italian Baroque painter, whose romanticised landscapes and history paintings, often set in dark and untamed nature, exerted considerable influence from the 17th century into the early 19th century. Wikipedia

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“Allegory of Fortune”, 1658
“Prodigal Son”, 1651
“Democritus and Protagoras”, 1663
“L'Umana Fragilità”, 1656
“Torture of Prometheus”, 1640s
“Heroic Battle”, 1652
“Philosophy”, 1645
“The Dream of Aeneas”, 1660–1665