ROSSO, Medardo
(b. 1858, Torino, d. 1928, Milano)

The Jewish Boy

c. 1892
Wax on plaster, 23 x 18 x 15 cm
Museum of Art, Cleveland

Like the Impressionist painters of his time, Rosso sought to capture the fleeting and ephemeral qualities of light. However, he did not work directly from nature. His images were created from memory and emotion.