Philosopher-Poet
attributed to Jusepe de Ribera (Jativa 1591 – Margellina 1652)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1591 - 1652
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
742 x 597 mm
Place of origin
Italy
Order this imageCollection
Oxburgh Hall, Norfolk
NT 1210361
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Portrait of a Poet Laureate meditating on Mortality, attributed to Jusepe de Ribera (Jativa 1591 – Margellina 1652) Old man with flowing white beard and wearing a wreath of foliage around head, holding large book which rests on human skull. ?Italian.
Provenance
Donated to the National Trust by Mrs Joan Bain in 1996.
Makers and roles
attributed to Jusepe de Ribera (Jativa 1591 – Margellina 1652), artist