Live Auction 13756The Collection of the late Lord Weidenfeld GBE: A Life of Ideals and Ideas
Studio of Jusepe de Ribera (Játiva 1588-1652 Naples)
Lot 523

Studio of Jusepe de Ribera (Játiva 1588-1652 Naples)

A Philosopher

Closed18 May 2017

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Studio of Jusepe de Ribera (Játiva 1588-1652 Naples)
A Philosopher
oil on canvas
50 ¼ x 39 3/8 in. (127.6 x 99.9 cm.)
in a 17th century Italian carved and giltwood frame

Agnelli collection, Turin.
Private collection, Paris.
With Matthiesen Gallery, London.
With Heim Gallery, London, by 1969.
With Anthony Mould Ltd., London.

Specialist note

This picture relates to a work in the Museo Provincial, Zaragoza, which Spinosa (op. cit.) considers problematic due to the poor condition, while not excluding the possibility of it being an autograph work by Ribera, dated to circa 1630-32.
We are grateful to Professor Nicola Spinosa for his assistance with the cataloguing of this lot.