Adoration Of The Shepherds
1645-50
Step away from the dark, dramatic oil paintings Jusepe de Ribera is famous for, because this sketch shows a completely different side of the Baroque master! Using loose, energetic strokes of ink and wash, he captures the 'Adoration of the Shepherds' with a sense of immediate movement. You can see rugged shepherds kneeling in awe before Mary and the baby Jesus, while above them, a cluster of angels tumbles through the clouds like acrobats. Ribera, a Spanish artist who became the leading painter in Naples, was known for his gritty realism, but here his quick lines reveal a spontaneous, almost playful side of his genius.
- Technique
- Pen and brown ink with wash
- Material
- Paper
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