Old Master Paintings
Old Master Paintings
The Property of the Downside Abbey General Trust
FOLLOWER OF JUSEPE DE RIBERA | AESOP
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September 23, 02:23 PM GMT
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
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The Property of the Downside Abbey General Trust
FOLLOWER OF JUSEPE DE RIBERA
AESOP
bears signature and date lower left: Jose.de Ribera, fe.año. 1614
oil on canvas
unframed: 109.3 x 79.7 cm.; 43 x 31⅜ in.
framed: 137.5 x 108.5 cm.; 54⅛ x 42¾ in.
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The design is known in many variants, of which the prime version is considered the painting in a private collection in New York, painted for Afán de Ribera, 3rd Duke of Alcalá (1583-1637), as one of a set of twelve philosophers from Antiquity, executed between 1629-31.1
1 N. Spinosa, Ribera. L'Opera Completa, Naples 2003, p. 273, cat. no. A68, reproduced.