The Drunken Silenus
Scheda
- Numero di inventario
- 2004.71.1
Nel frattempo, nella vita di Jusepe de Ribera
Tutta la vita1616–1656 · Luogo di lavoro
Naples
1626
The Cross of the Order of Christ from Pope Urban VIII
In 1626 Pope Urban VIII awards Ribera the Cross of the Portuguese Order of Christ.
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.
![Ginevra de' Benci [obverse], Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1474/1478](https://api.nga.gov/iiif/8f29e3c9-a289-4d53-abf0-31a66e9e98fa/full/!2400,2400/0/default.jpg)
![Wreath of Laurel, Palm, and Juniper with a Scroll inscribed Virtutem Forma Decorat [reverse], Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1474/1478](https://api.nga.gov/iiif/ff62e8d0-45c4-498f-ad36-6358de827e04/full/!2400,2400/0/default.jpg)
