Silenus at the Wine Vat
Jusepe de Ribera
1628
Medium
Etching in black on cream laid paper
Dimensions
Plate: 27.5 × 35.2 cm (10 7/8 × 13 7/8 in.); Sheet: 28.2 × 35.6 cm (11 1/8 × 14 1/16 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
109309
About the Artist
Jusepe de Ribera · 1590–1652
Ribera is considered one of the most important figures in European painting in the 17th century and the Counter-Reformation. He was Spanish, but spent nearly his entire career in Italy. He was initially influenced by followers of Caravaggio who were active in Rome; he later incorporated stylistic innovations of Venice and Flanders in his own highly personal compositions.