Saint Peter and Saint Paul (Ribera)
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| Artist | Jusepe de Ribera |
| Year | c. 1616 |
| Medium | oil painting on canvas |
| Movement | Baroque Catholic art |
| Subject | Saint Peter and Saint Paul |
| Dimensions | 126 cm × 112 cm (50 in × 44 in)[1] |
| Location | Musée des Beaux-Arts, Strasbourg |
| Accession | 1890 |
Saint Peter and Saint Paul is a circa 1616 Catholic Baroque painting by the Spanish-born Neapolitan artist Jusepe de Ribera. It is on display in the Musée des Beaux-Arts of Strasbourg, France. Its inventory number is 180.[2]
The painting bears a long and explicit signature on the edge of the table: JOSEPHUS RIBERA HISPANUS VALENTINUS CIVITATIS SETABIS ACADEMICUS ROMANUS; i.e. "José Ribera, a Spaniard from the Kingdom of Valencia, the city of Xàtiva, the Academy of Rome".[2][3] It was bought by the museum in 1890 from the collection of Gustave Rothan; its previous history could be traced back with certitude until 1809, but only speculatively beyond that date.[1] Saint Peter and Saint Paul is influenced by Caravaggism in its naturalistic depiction of the two men, while displaying early Classicism in its solid composition.[2] Ribera reused another canvas to paint over; an upside-down head of a child can still be seen below the parchment in Saint Peter's hand.[1][2]
