Studio of Jusepe de Ribera (Játiva 1588-1652 Naples)

A Philosopher

Details

Studio of Jusepe de Ribera (Játiva 1588-1652 Naples)
A Philosopher
oil on canvas
50 ¼ x 39 3/8 in. (127.6 x 99.9 cm.)
in a 17th century Italian carved and giltwood frame

Provenance

Agnelli collection, Turin.
Private collection, Paris.
With Matthiesen Gallery, London.
With Heim Gallery, London, by 1969.
With Anthony Mould Ltd., London.

Literature

G. di Stefano, Pietro Antonio Novelli, Il Monrealese, Palermo, 1989, pp. 224-25 (illustrated), no. 52, as 'Pietro Antonio Novelli, il Monrealese', dated to 1635-40.
N. Spinosa, Ribera, Naples, 2003, p. 364, under no. C36, as a copy after the picture in the Saragossa Museum.

Exhibited

London, Heim Gallery, Baroque Art for the Collector, 7 November - 23 December 1969, no. 5, as 'Pietro Novelli'.

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Lot Essay

This picture relates to a work in the Museo Provincial, Zaragoza, which Spinosa (op. cit.) considers problematic due to the poor condition, while not excluding the possibility of it being an autograph work by Ribera, dated to circa 1630-32.
We are grateful to Professor Nicola Spinosa for his assistance with the cataloguing of this lot.

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