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Saint Januarius leaves the furnace Jusepe de Ribera, 1646
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Saint Januarius leaves the furnace

Jusepe de Ribera · 1646

Why it's great

A bishop saint steps unharmed out of a burning furnace, with angels lifting his robe. Jusepe de Ribera painted it in 1646.

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📍 Royal Chapel of the Treasure of San GennaroNaples, Italy

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About the artist

Jusepe de Ribera

1591–1652 · born in Xàtiva · died in Naples

Jusepe de Ribera was a Spanish painter, born in 1591, who spent most of his life in Naples. His dramatic pictures of saints, philosophers and beggars use strong light and dark. He died in Naples in 1652.

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