Ribera, Jusepe de (1591-1652) Il gusto (The Sense of Taste) c.1614–1616 Oil on canvas, 113.8 x 88.3 cm Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford This jolly, somewhat ragged figure is an embodiment of the sense of taste, and perhaps also an allusion to the sin…
Ribera, Jusepe de (1591-1652) Giacobbe con il gregge di Labano (Jacob with the Flock of Laban) 1638 Oil on canvas, 132 x 118 cm National Gallery, London Jacob sits next to a stream, holding his shepherd’s staff, surrounded by his flock. Resting…
Ribera, Jusepe de (1591-1652) Pietà (The Lamentation over the Dead Christ) early 1620s Oil on canvas, 129.5 x 181 cm National Gallery, London Ribera captures the moment when Christ’s lifeless body is laid out after it has been brought down from the…
Ribera, Jusepe de (1591-1652) Apostolo (An Apostle) c.1615–1619 Oil on canvas, 62 x 49.5 cm National Gallery, London This painting probably belonged to a series of Apostles. Although he was previously identified as Saint Judas Thaddaeus, usually portrayed with a club…
Births: • Borgia, Rodrigo (1431-1503), Pope Alexander VI (1492-1503) • Ribera, Jusepe de (1591-1652) See also: • Cities | España
(1591–1652) José de Ribera, Josep de Ribera called Lo Spagnoletto The artist’s works: Saint Thomas 1609–1610 Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest Le lacrime di San Pietro c.1612–1613 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Il gusto c.1614–1616 Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford Apostolo c.1615–1619 National Gallery, London…
Giordano, Luca (1634-1705) Omaggio a Velázquez (A Homage to Velázquez) c.1692–1700 Oil on canvas, 205.2 x 182.2 cm National Gallery, London The title of this painting originates from the idea that the man seated in the centre represents Diego Velázquez at the…
(1634–1705) known as Fa Presto (‘does it quickly’) The artist’s works: Mendicante c.1650 Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna San Bartolomeo nel martirio c.1650 Museo de Bellas Artes, Valencia Il sacrificio di Isacco c.1653 Museo del Prado, Madrid Quattro donne che fanno musica 1658–1660 Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam La…
Veronese, Paolo (1528-1588) Cristo tra i dottori del tempio (Christ among the Doctors in the Temple) c.1560 Oil on canvas, 236 × 430 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid This work illustrates the final passage of Christ’s childhood (Luke 2, 41-50) when, at…
Veronese, Paolo (1528-1588) Cristo e il centurione (Christ and the Centurion) c.1571 Oil on canvas, 192 × 297 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid With a halo of sainthood over his head, Jesus extends his arm to the centurion who, having converted to…