Ribera

Painter and printmaker Jose Ribera (1591-1652), also known as Jusepe de Ribera) was among the earliest and best-loved exponents of Caravaggio’s “Tenebrism,” in which stark drama is drawn from extreme contrasts of light and shadow. Despite the tendency to identify him with the Spanish school, Ribera was quick to leave his native land, moving to Italy around 1611, and living in Rome and Naples; however, he often signed his paintings “Jusepe de Ribera, Spaniard.” This work focuses on the early Tenebrist years in Rome and Naples. Illus., 104 color/4 b&w. 128p.