Stormy Landscape with the Prophet Elijah

Salvator Rosa's painting influenced the idiosyncratic formal vocabulary of Alessandro Magnasco (1667–1749). In the painting "Stormy Landscape" (probably dating from his middle period) the forces of nature determine the turbulent, highly emotional atmosphere. In the storm-lashed landscape, the biblical figures appear as mere accessories.

Translated catalogue text from:
Oehring Erika: Stimulans für die Sinne. Das Pittoreske und das Erhabene. In: Thomas Habersatter, Ducke Astrid (Hrsg.): Natur wird Bild. Österreichische Barocklandschaften. Residenzgalerie Salzburg. Salzburg 2021, S. 141-159, Alessandro Magnasco, Stürmische Landschaft mit dem Propheten Elias, S. 145, Abb. 61*, S. 145
Translation: Gail Schamberger MA, Salzburg