Jusepe de RiberaSpanish, 1591–1652Saint Simon
Can I see it?
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Where is “Saint Simon” 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
Details
- Accession number
- P001091
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
late 1620s
Recognised as Naples's leading painter
Ribera's career picks up in the late 1620s, and he is accepted as the leading painter in Naples thereafter; he runs a workshop with many pupils, among them Francesco Fracanzano, Luca Giordano, Bartolomeo Passante and Hendrick de Somer.
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.
