The Martyrdom of St. Bartholomew / Jusepe de Ribera

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Accession Number: 1957/1.33
Title: The Martyrdom of St. Bartholomew
Artist: Jusepe de Ribera
Artist Nationality: Spanish
Artist Life Dates: c.1591-1652
Medium and Support: etching with some engraving on paper
Object Creation Date: 1624
Credit Line: Gift of Jean Paul Slusser
Inscription: Inscription, signed and dated: Dedico mis obras y esta estampa al Serenis: mo Principe Philiberto mi Señor / en Napoles año 1624 Iusepe de Rivera Spañol Watermark: elaborate crowned device with initials at bottom (?)
Dimensions: 34.3 cm x 26.4 cm (13 1/2 in. x 10 3/8 in.)
Century: 17th century
Primary Keywords: death; nudes; trees
Secondary Keywords: figures; how we live; people and occupations; plants; rites of passage; the natural world
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 925 x 1259
File Size: 171 KB
Record: 1957/1.33
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1957-sl-1.33/1957_1.33.jpg

In public portfolios: 0 - Peters, f16 - Death in the Western Imagination (19); Anatomy and the body - a study case selection (21); Death and dying (500); Human sacrifice (88); Lives of saints (105); Movesci 230 F13 (21); Movesci 230 W13 (20); Spanish 368 Fall 15 (15); The human body - a curated selection (141)

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Full citation: "The Martyrdom of St. Bartholomew; Jusepe de Ribera." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1957-sl-1.33/1957_1.33.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024.