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Cajetan Roos (1690, Rome – 1770, Vienna), was an Italian landscape painter of German descent.

Biography

According to the RKD he was the son and pupil of Philipp Peter Roos.[1] He signed his name "Rosa", "Gaetano Rosa" and "Gaetano de Rosa".[1] He was the father of the painter Joseph Roos.[1] 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.[1]

v t e Roos family tree
This section does not cite any sources. (April 2015) 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

References

• Gaetano de Rosa on Your paintings
• Cajetan Roos on Artnet

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