Jusepe de RiberaSpanish, 1591–1652Ixion
Can I see it?
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Where is “Ixion” now? Collection: Museo del Prado, Madrid. Whether it is on view today is unknown.
Madrid, Spain
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the painting
Ixion is a 1632 oil painting, signed and dated by Jusepe de Ribera. It shows a scene from Classical mythology, of Ixion being tortured as the eternal punishment meted out by Zeus. It is one of a series of four paintings by Ribera of the four "Furies" or "Condemned" from Greek mythology. It is held by the Museo del Prado in Madrid, along with Ribera's painting of Tityos; the other two, of Sisyphus and Tantalus, are lost.
Details
- Accession number
- P001114
In the catalog
Sources
- Wikidata
- Image: Museo del Prado — Jusepe de Ribera · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
In the life of Jusepe de Ribera
The whole life1616–1656 · Workplace
Naples
1630
Velázquez visits Ribera in Naples
In 1630 Diego Velázquez visits Ribera in Naples — evidence of how well known the master was in his homeland.
1630s
The palette brightens: from tenebrism to colour
In the 1630s Ribera's colour range changes under the influence of Anthony van Dyck, Guido Reni and others: stark tenebrism gives way to more diffused light.
