Saint Paul oil on canvas Spanish School 17th C. relined, small restorations signed JUSEPE DE RIBERA ESPAÑOL - attributable to José de Ribera, «Lo Spagnoletto» (1591-1652) Dimensões (altura x comprimento x largura) - 122 x 97 cm Notes: José de Ribera was nicknamed in the Italian Peninsula, the place where he worked for much of his life, as «Lo Spagnoletto», because he was small in stature and because he recalled his origins in a considerable number of works in which he signed, as in the present one, «Jusepe de Ribera Español». The present painting is practically identical to the representation, made by the artist, of the mathematician Pythagoras, a work that can be found in the Museum of Fine Arts in Valencia, Spain, only presenting in addition the attribute of Saint Paul: the sword - vd. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ribera-pitagoras.jpg - accessed on 18-04-2024.