| Philipp Peter Roos | |
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Philippe Roos in artist biography by Jean-Baptiste Descamps in 1760. |
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| Birth name | Filipp |
| Born | 1651 Frankfurt am Main |
| Died | 1706 (aged 54–55) Tivoli, Italy |
| Nationality | Germany |
| Field | Painting |
| Movement | Baroque |
Philipp Peter Roos (later surnamed Rosa di Tivoli;[1] 1651-1706), was a German Baroque painter.
He was born in Frankfurt am Main[1] and learned to paint from his father, the landscape painter Johann Heinrich Roos.[2] He was the brother of the painter Johann Melchior Roos, who briefly worked with him in Italy.[3] As a young man, he painted in the style of his father.[1] He was called to paint for Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, who liked him so much, he gave him a sum of money to travel to Rome with,[2] which he did in 1677. He became a member of the Bentvueghels with the nickname "Mercury" and earned money making small paintings and sketches for tourists.[2]
He fell in love with the daughter of Giacinto Brandi, whom he later married.[2] They lived in a large house in Tivoli, near Rome, whence his surname.[1] In Tivoli, they kept a menagerie of various animals so Roos could draw from live poses. This house was called the "Noah's Ark" by their friends.[1][2] In his Italian style, he painted life-size figures and animals in a broad manner and a heavy brown tone.[1]
Roos became an expert in oxen, sheep, and goats.[2] He specialized in Italianate landscapes decorated with animals.[4]