{"title":"Jusepe de Ribera","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/1506\/3521\/files\/Jusepe_de_Ribera_240x240.jpg?v=1763944215\" style=\"margin-bottom: 16px; float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJusepe de Ribera\u003c\/strong\u003e (1591–1652), often called Lo Spagnoletto (“the little Spaniard”), was a \u003cstrong\u003eSpanish Baroque painter\u003c\/strong\u003e who spent most of his career in Naples. Strongly influenced by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/avemariadesigns.ca\/collections\/caravaggio\"\u003eCaravaggio\u003c\/a\u003e, he painted saints, martyrs, and philosophers with intense realism, dramatic chiaroscuro, and unflinching attention to aging flesh and suffering. Ribera became a dominant figure in Neapolitan painting and a \u003cstrong\u003emajor voice of Spanish Counter‑Reformation art\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"saint-james-the-greater","title":"Saint James the Greater","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Saint James the Greater\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Jusepe de Ribera\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e c. 1615-1616\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCollection:\u003c\/strong\u003e Stadel Museum, Frankfurt, Germany\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThis early masterpiece by \u003cstrong\u003eJusepe de Ribera\u003c\/strong\u003e was created near the end of his stay in Rome. Ribera, one of the earliest and most gifted Caravaggisti, absorbed the bold naturalism of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/avemariadesigns.ca\/collections\/caravaggio\"\u003eCaravaggio\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/admin.shopify.com\/store\/avemariadesigns-ca\/collections\/474756350177\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and developed it with his own dramatic clarity. In this powerful half-figure portrait, \u003cstrong\u003eSaint James the Greater \u003c\/strong\u003estands before a dark background illuminated by a concentrated beam of light. His pilgrim’s staff and the gleaming emblem on his robe identify him as the \u003cstrong\u003eapostle and traveller\u003c\/strong\u003e. The brilliant red cloak, rendered with sculptural folds, enhances his presence with striking depth and dignity. 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