(c.1591–1652), Spanish painter and etcher, resident in Italy from 1616; known as Lo Spagnoletto (‘the little Spaniard’); also called Jusepe de Ribera. He is best known for his religious and genre paintings, for example the Martyrdom of St Bartholomew (c.1630).
Definition of Ribera, José de in US English:
Ribera, José de
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(c.1591–1652), Spanish painter and etcher, resident in Italy from 1616; known as Lo Spagnoletto (“the little Spaniard”); full name José or Jusepe de Ribera. He is noted for his religious and genre paintings.