Philipp Peter Roos

Philipp Peter Roos, called Rosa also because Tivoli, (* 1651 in Frankfurt am Main, † in Tivoli, near Rome, 1705) was a German painter.

Roos was initially trained by his father, the painter Johann Heinrich Roos and from 1677 by H. Brandis in Rome.

Roos gained particular fame as a painter of animals. He often shepherds and flocks painted in landscapes.

Philipp Peter Roos was the son of the painter Johann Heinrich Roos and brother of the painter Johann Melchior Roos.

His two sons, who also painted landscapes with animals, are: Jacob Roos (1682 - 1730? ), Called " Rosa da Napoli ", and Cajetan Roos (1690 - 1770), called " Gaetano Rosa", whose son in turn also in the the family tradition of painting Joseph Roos (1726 - 1805) was.

Landscape with grotto