Saint Andrew (copy after Ribera)

Ca. 1867. Oil on canvas.
Room 063B

Fortuny produces a faithful interpretation of Jusepe de Ribera’s painting in the Museo del Prado, though his attention is focused exclusively on capturing the effects of the light on an elderly man’s naked torso and he dispenses with the saint’s iconographic attributes. He thus attaches greater importance to the human figure, as in his later studies of old men made in Granada.

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Inventory number: P008178
Author: Mariano Fortuny (Copy after: Jusepe de Ribera lo Spagnoletto)
Title: Saint Andrew (copy after Ribera)
Date: Ca. 1867
Technique: Oil
Support: Canvas
Dimension: Height: 80.5 cm; Width: 65.5 cm
Series: Copias realizadas por Mariano Fortuny en el Museo del Prado
Provenance: Heirs of the painter, 1874; sold in the sale of Atelier Fortuny, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 1875; Anquin's Gallery, Reus, 1976; private collection, Barcelona, 2014; acquired by the Museo del Prado from Nadal Fine Arts SLU Gallery, Barcelona, 2014.
Entry date: 2014

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