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Saint Mary of Egypt Jusepe de Ribera, 1641
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Saint Mary of Egypt

Jusepe de Ribera · 1641

Why it's great

An old woman with weathered skin and a long cloak looks up to heaven in the desert, with her hands clasped. Jusepe de Ribera painted it in 1641.

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📍 Musée FabreMontpellier, France

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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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