SALVATOR ROSA
\salvˈe͡ɪtə ɹˈə͡ʊsə], \salvˈeɪtə ɹˈəʊsə], \s_a_l_v_ˈeɪ_t_ə ɹ_ˈəʊ_s_ə]\
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An Italian painter and poet; born at Renella, near Naples, about 1615; died March 15, 1673. He wrote many lyric poems, which he set to music; and a number of satires, the best known of which are: "War", "Envy", "Babylon", "The Painter", "Poetry", and "Music". His writings display the same energy and life as are conspicuous in his paintings. His "Satires" were published in 1719, and were incorporated with his "Odes and Letters" (1860).
By Charles Dudley Warner
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.