Copy after the Figurine c. 17th century

Editor: This is "Copy after the Figurine" by Salvator Rosa. It's a print, etched in this warm, sepia tone. I immediately get a sense of solitude from the figure. What do you make of it? Curator: Solitude, yes, but also defiance. The figure, though weathered, stands with a staff, almost daring us to approach. Notice the landscape – it's not idyllic, is it? More brooding. It's like Rosa’s saying, "Even in loneliness, there’s power; even in ugliness, there's truth." Editor: I see that now. It's less melancholy and more... determined. Curator: Precisely! Art, like life, is rarely just one thing, is it?