Philipp Peter Roos/Rosa di Tivoli (1655-1706) German, Oil on Canvas Landscape. Depicts a figure sitting in the shade of a large boulder alongside two resting cows, with a distant castle and cloudy sky above the thick lush forest and nearby lake. Attribution with the artist's nickname on plaque affixed to bottom middle of frame, with additional writing on the back. 

Overall Size: 18 1/2 x 24 1/2 in. 

Sight Size: 12 1/2 x 18 1/2 in. 

Philipp Peter Roos (1655-1706), widely known by his nickname “Rosa di Tivoli,” was a German Baroque painter who spent most of his career active in and around Rome and Tivoli. Trained initially by his artist father, Johann Heinrich Roos, he later moved to Italy where he established a residence in Tivoli that housed a large collection of live animals for direct study. He became primarily celebrated for his dynamic, sunlit Italianate landscapes heavily populated with domestic livestock, including sheep, goats, and oxen. As a member of the Bentvueghels artist brotherhood in Rome, he earned the additional moniker “Mercurius” on account of his prolific output and rapid painting speed.

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