Artists

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  Clubfooted Boy $AU 1,215.18
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  Jacob's Dream $AU 246.67 ~ 3,083.84
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  Saint Onufri
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  The Duel of Isabella de Carazzi and Diambra de Pottinella $AU 292.27 ~ 4,135.28
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  Holy Trinity $AU 278.72 ~ 3,426.08
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  Archimedes $AU 866.78

Jusepe de Ribera (1591 Jativa near Valencia-1652 Naples) probably studied with Francisco Ribalta in Valencia. As a young painter he journeyed to Italy, where he was given the nickname Lo Spangloletto ("the little Spaniard") because of his small stature. In parma he bacame familiar with the works of Correggio; and in Rome he discovered Caravaggio's art, which continued to have a decisive influence on his own paintings. In 1615 Ribera settled in Naples. Here, the Spanish veiceroy of the kingdom of the Two Sicillies, the Duke of Osuna, became his patron; Ribera also painted works for the duke's successor. Ribera is considered one of the most important Spanish painters of the 17th century. Usually his works are religious in subject; the colors are applied with thick impasto executed through quick strokes of the brush. Luca Giordano was probably the most famous of Ribera's many pupils. Important works by the artist include Diogenes with a Lantern, 1637, Gemaldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden; St. Agnes, 1641, Gemaldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden; and The Adoration of the Shepherds, 1650, Musee du Louvre, Paris.