| Saint Peter and Saint Paul | |
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| Artist | Jusepe de Ribera |
| Year | c. 1616 |
| Medium | oil painting on canvas |
| Movement | Baroque Catholic art |
| Subject | Saint Peter and Saint Paul |
| Dimensions | 126 cm × 112 cm (50 in × 44 in) |
| Location | Musée des Beaux-Arts, Strasbourg |
| Accession | 1890 |
Saint Peter and Saint Paul is a circa 1616 Catholic Baroque painting by the Spanish-born Neapolitan artist Jusepe de Ribera. It is on display in the Musée des Beaux-Arts of Strasbourg, France. Its inventory number is 180.
The painting bears a long and explicit signature on the edge of the table: JOSEPHUS RIBERA HISPANUS VALENTINUS CIVITATIS SETABIS ACADEMICUS ROMANUS; i.e. "José Ribera, a Spaniard from the Kingdom of Valencia, the city of Xàtiva, the Academy of Rome". It was bought by the museum in 1890 from the collection of Gustave Rothan [da]; its previous history could be traced back with certitude until 1809, but only speculatively beyond that date. Saint Peter and Saint Paul is influenced by Caravaggism in its naturalistic depiction of the two men, while displaying early Classicism in its solid composition. Ribera reused another canvas to paint over; an upside-down head of a child can still be seen below the parchment in Saint Peter's hand.
References
- ^ Kientz, Guillaume (June 2017). De Giotto à Goya. Peintures italiennes et espagnoles du musée des Beaux-Arts de Strasbourg. Musées de la ville de Strasbourg. pp. 170–171. ISBN 978-2-35125-151-5.
- ^ Jacquot, Dominique (2006). Le musée des Beaux-Arts de Strasbourg. Cinq siècles de peinture. Strasbourg: Musées de Strasbourg. pp. 170–171. ISBN 2-901833-78-0.
- "Saint Pierre et saint Paul". French Ministry of Culture. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
External links
- Saint Pierre et saint Paul Archived 2023-01-02 at the Wayback Machine, presentation on the museum's website