Jusepe de RiberaSpanish, 1591–1652San Bartolomé
May one see it?
Unknown: the museum keeps its counsel
Lázaro Galdiano Museum
Madrid, Spain
The owner is known. Whether it is on view today, the museum does not say, and we were not trained to guess.
- In this state since
- Sep 27, 2026
- Source
- The museum's own collection data
About the painting
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
What it shows
Sources
- Lázaro Galdiano Museum: the museum's own open data · fetched 3 days ago
- Image: Lázaro Galdiano Museum — In Copyright
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.
