Philipp Peter Roos

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Philipp Peter Roos

Philippe Roos in artist biography by Jean-Baptiste Descamps in 1760.
Birth name Filipp
Born 1655
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] 1655-1706), was a German Baroque painter.

Biography

Grotto, the crag looks like an animal.

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]

 
 
 
Johann Heinrich Roos 1631–1685
 
Theodor Roos 1638–1687
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Philipp Peter Roos 1655–1706
 
Johann Melchior Roos 1663–1731
 
Franz Roos 1672–1715
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Jakob Roos 1682-1707
 
Cajetan Roos 1690-1770
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Joseph Roos 1726-1805
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Works

Roos became an expert in oxen, sheep, and goats.[2] He specialized in Italianate landscapes decorated with animals.[4]

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5  "Roos, Johann Heinrich". New International Encyclopedia. 1905. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 (Dutch) Filip Roos biography in De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature
  3. ↑ Johann Melchior Roos in the RKD
  4. ↑ Philipp Peter Roos in the RKD
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