About this artwork
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artist:Ribera, Jusepe (José) de (1591 - 1652) Spanish
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title:Saint Jerome reading
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date created:About 1624
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materials:Etching on paper
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credit line:Puchased from the Estate of Sir Donald Pollock 1964
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accession number:P 2593
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Ribera, Jusepe (José) de
Ribera, Jusepe (José) de
Ribera was born in the province of Valencia in Spain, but was in Rome by 1606 and spent the rest of his life in Italy, where he was known as Lo Spagnoletto. Early on Ribera developed a powerfully naturalistic style much indebted to the mature works of Caravaggio. His output during his Roman period...