Diogenes casting away his bowl

ca. 1661–62

Dating: Approximate date range
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Etching and drypoint
Dimensions: Sheet: 20 15/16 × 15 1/16 in. (53.2 × 38.3 cm) Plate: 18 1/8 × 10 15/16 in. (46 × 27.8 cm)
Collection no.: 17.3.944
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Diogenes casting away his bowl — Salvator Rosa. ca. 1661–62.

Medium: Etching and drypoint. Dimensions: Sheet: 20 15/16 × 15 1/16 in. (53.2 × 38.3 cm) Plate: 18 1/8 × 10 15/16 in. (46 × 27.8 cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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