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RIBALTA, Francisco
Spanish Baroque Era Painter, ca.1565-1628
He was the most distinguished artist working in Valencia in the early 17th century. His move towards naturalism at an early date was significant for the history of Spanish painting as well as being very influential. His documented mature works after about 1620 show a change of vision, and they are also of the highest quality. The religious paintings are depicted with more pronounced realism, and his deeply felt spiritual belief is expressed in a direct and very immediate way. In 1607 Ribalta supported other leading Valencian painters in a move to form the Colegio de Pintores (College of Painters) to safeguard the interests of the profession. The expulsion of the Moriscos in 1609 and the death in 1611 of the Patriarch Archbishop Juan de Ribera, Ribalta's most important patron, led to an economic crisis and spiritual void in Valencia that had an effect on his activity, since thereafter commissions came more rarely, and his work became more introspective. During 1616 and 1617 the idea of forming the Colegio de Pintores was revived, and Ribalta took an active role in the management and signed the petition to Philip III seeking support for the Colegio.
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Painting ID:: 8904
Christ Embracing St Bernard xfgh
Oil on canvas, 158 x 133 cm
Museo del Prado, Madrid
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Painting ID:: 8905
St Francis Comforted by an Angel
Oil on canvas, 204 x 158 cm
Museo del Prado, Madrid
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Painting ID:: 28548
Christ Embracing St.Bernard
mk61
Oil on canvas
158x113cm
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Painting ID:: 29173
Christ Nailed to the Cross
mk65
1582
Oil on canvas
57x41"
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Painting ID:: 29195
St.Vincent in a Dungeon
mk65
Oil on canvas
104x70"
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RIBALTA, Francisco
Spanish Baroque Era Painter, ca.1565-1628
He was the most distinguished artist working in Valencia in the early 17th century. His move towards naturalism at an early date was significant for the history of Spanish painting as well as being very influential. His documented mature works after about 1620 show a change of vision, and they are also of the highest quality. The religious paintings are depicted with more pronounced realism, and his deeply felt spiritual belief is expressed in a direct and very immediate way. In 1607 Ribalta supported other leading Valencian painters in a move to form the Colegio de Pintores (College of Painters) to safeguard the interests of the profession. The expulsion of the Moriscos in 1609 and the death in 1611 of the Patriarch Archbishop Juan de Ribera, Ribalta's most important patron, led to an economic crisis and spiritual void in Valencia that had an effect on his activity, since thereafter commissions came more rarely, and his work became more introspective. During 1616 and 1617 the idea of forming the Colegio de Pintores was revived, and Ribalta took an active role in the management and signed the petition to Philip III seeking support for the Colegio.
. Related Artists to RIBALTA, Francisco: | Johann Walter | Pedro Figari | Friedrich overbeck | Kiprensky, Orest | Jan Van Kessel the Younger |
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