The Fall of the Giants

1663

Dating: Exact year
Held at: National Gallery of Art
Medium: etching and drypoint on laid paper
Dimensions: plate: 72 x 47.5 cm (28 3/8 x 18 11/16 in.) sheet: 78.5 x 55 cm (30 7/8 x 21 5/8 in.)
Collection no.: 1985.21.2
Attribution: By the artist

About this artwork

The Fall of the Giants — Salvator Rosa. 1663.

Medium: etching and drypoint on laid paper.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): plate: 72 x 47.5 cm (28 3/8 x 18 11/16 in.) sheet: 78.5 x 55 cm (30 7/8 x 21 5/8 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1985.21.2. Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund.

Museum holding does not establish current display.

Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.

Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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