About Cajetan Roos
Lived 1690 – 1770 (aged 79–80). Cajetan Roos was a German painter, animal painter, landscape painter and artist.
Cajetan Roos (1690 in Rome – 1770 in Vienna), was an Italian landscape painter of German descent.
Landscape with view of Tivoli, waterfall, and rocky crag in the shape of a rabbit (left) with cows and their drovers in the foreground.
According to the RKD he was the son and pupil of Philipp Peter Roos. He signed his name "Rosa", "Gaetano Rosa" and "Gaetano de Rosa". He was the father of the painter Joseph Roos. Like his father and grandfather before him, he is known for Italianate landscapes with streams and cows, though after 1743-1744 he painted mostly religious works.
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Who was Cajetan Roos?
Italian-German painter (1690-1770)
When was Cajetan Roos born?
Cajetan Roos was born in 1690 in Rome.
When did Cajetan Roos die?
Cajetan Roos died in 1770 in Vienna.
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Cajetan Roos was a painter, animal painter, landscape painter and artist.
What nationality was Cajetan Roos?
Cajetan Roos was German.
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