Jusepe de Ribera, 1591-1652

Jusepe de Ribera, 1591–1652

Pérez Sánchez, Alfonso E., and Nicola Spinosa, with essays by Gabriele Finaldi, Jose Milicua, Nicola Spinosa, Alfonso E. Pérez Sánchez, Jonathan Brown, and Manuela B. Mena Marques
1992
422 pages
177 illustrations
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Director's Foreword
Philippe de Montebello, Director, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Sponsor's Statement
Francisco Luzón, Chairman, Argentaria, Corporación Bancaria de España

Lenders to the Exhibition

Contributors to the Catalogue

Notes to the Reader

Introduction
Keith Christiansen

A Documentary Look at the Life and Work of Jusepe de Ribera
Gabriele Finaldi

From Játiva to Naples
José Milicua

Ribera and Neapolitan Painting
Nicola Spinosa

Ribera and Spain: His Spanish Patrons in Italy and Spain; The Influence of His Work on Spanish Artists
Alfonso E. Pérez Sánchez

Chronology

Paintings

Jusepe de Ribera as Printmaker
Jonathan Brown

Prints

Drawing in the Art of Ribera
Manuela B. Mena Marqués

Drawings

Documentary Appendix: The Life and Work of Jusepe de Ribera
Gabriele Finaldi

Concordance
Bibliography
Index
Photograph Credits

Met Art in Publication

The Holy Family with Saints Anne and Catherine of Alexandria, Jusepe de Ribera (called Lo Spagnoletto)  Spanish, Oil on canvas
Jusepe de Ribera (called Lo Spagnoletto)
1648
The poet, standing crowned with laurel, leaning on a stone, Jusepe de Ribera (called Lo Spagnoletto)  Spanish, Etching
Jusepe de Ribera (called Lo Spagnoletto)
1620–21
Saint Jerome Hearing the Trumpet of the Last Judgment, Jusepe de Ribera (called Lo Spagnoletto)  Spanish, Etching, engraving, and drypoint; first state of two (Brown)
Jusepe de Ribera (called Lo Spagnoletto)
1621
Saint Jerome Hearing the Trumpet of the Last Judgment, Jusepe de Ribera (called Lo Spagnoletto)  Spanish, Etching and engraving
Jusepe de Ribera (called Lo Spagnoletto)
ca. 1621
Drunken Silenus holding a cup aloft into which a Satyr pours wine, Jusepe de Ribera (called Lo Spagnoletto)  Spanish, Etching with drypoint, engraving, and burnishing
Jusepe de Ribera (called Lo Spagnoletto)
1628
Head of a Satyr Facing Left, Jusepe de Ribera (called Lo Spagnoletto)  Spanish, Red chalk on brownish paper
Jusepe de Ribera (called Lo Spagnoletto)
ca. 1625–30
Studies of Two Ears and of a Bat. Below, the motto: FULGET SEMPER VIRTUS, Jusepe de Ribera (called Lo Spagnoletto)  Spanish, Red chalk and brush and red wash on beige paper.  Composition outlined on all borders with ruled lines in black chalk
Jusepe de Ribera (called Lo Spagnoletto)
1591–1652
Study for a Crucifixion of St. Peter, Jusepe de Ribera (called Lo Spagnoletto)  Spanish, Pen and brown ink on off-white paper
Jusepe de Ribera (called Lo Spagnoletto)
1628–30
Man Wearing a Large Cloak and a Small Naked Man on His Head, Jusepe de Ribera (called Lo Spagnoletto)  Spanish, Pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash (recto). Lined with a very thin sheet of paper (verso)
Jusepe de Ribera (called Lo Spagnoletto)
ca. 1637–40
Unidentified Scene: Figures Watching a Fallen Giant and Another Figure Levitating, Jusepe de Ribera (called Lo Spagnoletto)  Spanish, Pen and brown ink on off-white paper.  Sheet is set into a thin mat (with annotations on the mat)
Jusepe de Ribera (called Lo Spagnoletto)
1591–1652
Virgin and Child on Crescent Moon with Putti, Jusepe de Ribera (called Lo Spagnoletto)  Spanish, Pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash over traces of black chalk underdrawing on beige paper
Jusepe de Ribera (called Lo Spagnoletto)
1591–1652
Adoration of the Shepherds, Jusepe de Ribera (called Lo Spagnoletto)  Spanish, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash
Jusepe de Ribera (called Lo Spagnoletto)
1645–50

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Pérez Sánchez, Alfonso E., Nicola Spinosa, José de Ribera, and Metropolitan Museum of Art, eds. 1992. Jusepe de Ribera, 1591 - 1652: Publ. to Accompany the Exhibition Jusepe de Ribera: 1591 - 1652, Held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (September 18 - November 29, 1992). New York: Abrams.