Where can you see Jusepe de Ribera in Madrid?

At the Museo del Prado: The Martyrdom of Saint Philip and Jacob's Dream. Museums move and lend their works, so check before a special journey.

What is Jusepe de Ribera's most famous work in Madrid?

The Martyrdom of Saint Philip, of 1639, at the Museo del Prado. The apostle, stripped, is hauled up on ropes by his executioners while a crowd watches. The heavy body against the sky is the centre of the picture.

When and where was Jusepe de Ribera born?

Baptised 17 February 1591, at Xàtiva, Spain. Jusepe de Ribera died on 3 November 1652, at Naples, aged about 61.

What is Jusepe de Ribera known for?

Called Lo Spagnoletto in Naples. Counted with Velázquez, Zurbarán and Murillo among the masters of Spanish Baroque painting. Many of his paintings were sent to Spain by the viceroys of Naples. Jusepe de Ribera was a Spanish painter, of the Baroque.

Painter, 1591 to 1652

Jusepe de Ribera

Ribera left Spain young and never came back, but his paintings did: the Spanish viceroys of Naples sent them home, and the Prado has dozens, from brutal martyrdoms to the quiet Jacob's Dream.

Born: 1591, Xàtiva, Spain
Died: 1652, Naples
Movement: Baroque
In Madrid: 2 works in 1 museum

Where to see Jusepe de Ribera in Madrid

Each work with the museum it hangs in. Museums move and lend their works, so check before a special journey.

Museo del Prado2 works

The Martyrdom of Saint Philip
1639
The apostle, stripped, is hauled up on ropes by his executioners while a crowd watches. The heavy body against the sky is the centre of the picture.
Jacob's Dream
1639
The young shepherd asleep under a tree, his head on his arm. The ladder of angels he dreams of is only a faint golden light in the sky.

The life of Jusepe de Ribera

Jusepe de Ribera was born near Valencia in 1591 and went to Italy as a young man. He settled in Naples, then ruled by Spain, where he was called Lo Spagnoletto, the little Spaniard, and became the leading painter of the city.

He is best known for his scenes of martyrdom, painted with the hard light and dark of Caravaggio, and for his half-length beggars posed as philosophers and saints.

What to know

Called Lo Spagnoletto in Naples
Counted with Velázquez, Zurbarán and Murillo among the masters of Spanish Baroque painting
Many of his paintings were sent to Spain by the viceroys of Naples

Born: Baptised 17 February 1591, Xàtiva, Spain
Died: 3 November 1652, Naples

Jusepe de Ribera: common questions

Where can you see Jusepe de Ribera in Madrid?: At the Museo del Prado: The Martyrdom of Saint Philip and Jacob's Dream. Museums move and lend their works, so check before a special journey.
What is Jusepe de Ribera's most famous work in Madrid?: The Martyrdom of Saint Philip, of 1639, at the Museo del Prado. The apostle, stripped, is hauled up on ropes by his executioners while a crowd watches. The heavy body against the sky is the centre of the picture.
When and where was Jusepe de Ribera born?: Baptised 17 February 1591, at Xàtiva, Spain. Jusepe de Ribera died on 3 November 1652, at Naples, aged about 61.
What is Jusepe de Ribera known for?: Called Lo Spagnoletto in Naples. Counted with Velázquez, Zurbarán and Murillo among the masters of Spanish Baroque painting. Many of his paintings were sent to Spain by the viceroys of Naples. Jusepe de Ribera was a Spanish painter, of the Baroque.