Jusepe de Ribera

Name
Jusepe de Ribera
Date of birth
circa 1591
Date of death
1652
Nationality
Spanish
Biography
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.