JUSEPE DE RIBERA Saint Jerome Hearing the Trumpet of
JUSEPE DE RIBERA
Saint Jerome Hearing the Trumpet of the Last Judgment.
Etching, 1621. 315x237 mm; 12x9 inches. Third state (of 5). Chalice with flowers watermark. A very good, richly-inked, early impression with all the fine details distinct, with strong contrasts and no sign of wear. With narrow to thread margins outside the border line.St. Jerome was the favorite subject of Ribera (1591-1652), who was born near Valencia, Spain, but produced most of his mature work, from the 1620s onward, in and around Naples, which was then part of the Spanish Empire. Bartsch 4.
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JUSEPE DE RIBERA
Saint Jerome Hearing the Trumpet of the Last Judgment.
Etching, 1621. 315x237 mm; 12x9 inches. Third state (of 5). Chalice with flowers watermark. A very good, richly-inked, early impression with all the fine details distinct, with strong contrasts and no sign of wear. With narrow to thread margins outside the border line.St. Jerome was the favorite subject of Ribera (1591-1652), who was born near Valencia, Spain, but produced most of his mature work, from the 1620s onward, in and around Naples, which was then part of the Spanish Empire. Bartsch 4.
