The Poet
Jusepe de Ribera
c. 1620/1621
Medium
etching and engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 16 x 12.3 cm (6 5/16 x 4 13/16 in.) sheet: 16.8 x 13.3 cm (6 5/8 x 5 1/4 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Andrew W. Mellon Fund
Accession Number
1977.80.12
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.