Jusepe de RiberaSpanish, 1591–1652San Bartolomé
May one see it?
Unknown
Lázaro Galdiano Museum
Madrid, Spain
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the painting
In the museum's own words — in Spanish
De más de medio cuerpo, con el torso desnudo, un cuchillo en la mano izquierda, que sostiene en alto, y la derecha sobre el pecho. La cabeza alzada y la mirada fija en lo alto.
Lázaro Galdiano Museum
Particulars
Meanwhile, 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.
