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Representation of San Marcos and San Lucas, which, subject and size , it must be part of an altarpiece predella. Along with San Mateo y san Juan Evangelista (P-1065), they depict the four Evangelists as two pairs, engaged in the writing of their Gospels and located before atmospheric landscapes. Ribalta deployed a detailed, delicate brushstroke characteristic of a miniature painter and indicative
In this painting, two men wearing tunics kneel next to a rocky crag, past which, in the distance, a stormy landscape opens up. The elder of the two men bends over a sheaf of papers on which he writes, using the surface of a rock as a desk. The other man points his right index finger to a page, while his other hand and his feverish gaze are directed heavenward. The younger of the two is the evangel
Juan Ribalta was a highly talented and precocious artist who trained with his father, Francisco Ribalta, the most important painter of his day in Valencia. Juan’s work differs from that of his father primarily in his use of pronounced, short brushstrokes. In this monumental depiction of Saint John the Evangelist the saint seems to be seeking inspiration as he pauses while writing his sacred text.
The Company for the engraving of the paintings from the Royal Palaces was one of the Spanish Enlightenment’s major undertakings during the second half of the 18th century. It supervised the reproduction of prints of paintings from the Royal Collections and its early projects were carried out by Francisco de Goya, who reproduced some of Velázquez’s paintings in 1778, and by Juan Barcel&oacut
The Company for the engraving of the paintings from the Royal Palaces was one of the Spanish Enlightenment’s major undertakings during the second half of the 18th century. It supervised the reproduction of prints of paintings from the Royal Collections and its early projects were carried out by Francisco de Goya, who reproduced some of Velázquez’s paintings in 1778, and by Juan Barcel&oacut
