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The keys in his right hand identify the figure as Saint Peter. A less common attribute is the book. To represent the saint, Ribera has used a real model with distinctive appearance, which make his sanctity believable.
Series of Apostles became very popular during the Counter-reformation; they were usually half-length figures against a neutral background, holding their iconographical attributes. One of the most important series is the one that Ribera painted around 1630. It is mentioned for the first time in the Royal Collection towards the end of the eighteenth century and is made up of paintings of varying qua
Aunque la estampa está firmada por F. Taylor, esta litografía que reproduce el óleo de José de Ribera (P01071), se atribuye a Isidore-Justine-Séverin Taylor (1789-1879) (Vega, J.: Museo del Prado. Catálogo de estampas, Museo del Prado, 1992, p. 274, n. 1400). Esta estampa se entregaba con el cuadernillo CLXXXIV acompañado de un texto explicativo de José Musso y Valiente. Está encuadernada en el to
Aunque la estampa está firmada por F. Taylor, esta litografía que reproduce el óleo de José de Ribera (P01071), se atribuye a Isidore-Justine-Séverin Taylor (1789-1879) (Vega, J.: Museo del Prado. Catálogo de estampas, Museo del Prado, 1992, p. 274, n. 1400).Esta estampa se entregaba con el cuadernillo CLXXXIV acompañado de un texto explicativo de José Musso y Valiente. Está encuadernada en el tom
