Jusepe de Ribera (which is the Valencian spelling of his name) was a famous Spanish painter, whose realistic painting style was based on the Spanish and Italian baroque.
Born: 17 February 1591 in Xátiva near Valencia, Spain
Died: 02 September 1652 in Naples
After a long stay in Upper Italy for the self-study of the works of Correggio, Veronese, Raffael and Caravaggio, the Spanish-born painter, illustrator and etcher Jusepe de Ribera settles down in Naples in 1616. With his religious-minded, but also transience-reflecting paintings, he soon attains a high degree of recognition in Naples, which at that time, is under the Spanish sovereignty of the Duke of Osuna. Starting from 1635, one can speak of a Ribera’s distinct own style, which is characterized by monumental paintings in bright colors with lively lighting. Jusepe de Ribera, who dies impoverished in Naples, becomes an idol for following artists through his very realistic, partly dramatically portrayed paintings. They remind of the transience of life and give his point of view concerning the afterlife: the crippled boy in his very famous painting “The Boy with the Clubfoot” holds a note in his hand on which he asks for alms for the love of God.
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Oil Paintings