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Description: | Signed: yes Description: Ribera has painted the head and shoulders of an elderly, grey haired, bearded man. The subject is looking up to the right, beyond the painting. He thus resembles many of the saints whom Ribera also painted, such as Saint Francis. In his left hand, which is not visible, he holds a staff, which appears to have a plant with small white flowers growing at its end. His right hand is open, lying against his red cloak, over his chest. The sleeve of a blue garment can be glimpsed under the cloak. The artist, Jusepe de Ribera, was also known as 'Lo Spagnoletto', meaning 'the little Spaniard'. | Subjects: | figure | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Ribera, Jusepe de (Spanish painter and printmaker, baptized in 1591, died 1652, active in Italy) Æ | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=9194... | Go to resource |
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