biography
pronunciation:
[rohza]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1615–73)
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| biography:
| Painter, born near Naples, SW Italy. He became famous in Rome for his talents as painter, etcher, actor, and poet, but he made powerful enemies by his satires, and withdrew to Florence, returning to Rome after nine years. He owes his reputation mainly to his landscapes of wild and savage scenes. |
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