The Poet, c. 1620-1621, Jusepe (Giuseppe) de Ribera; Artist: Jusepe de Rivera, Italian, Spanish, c. 1590-1652, 6 3/16 x 4 1/2 in. ( x cm) (plate), Etching, Italy, 17th century, The leading figure of Neapolitan painting, Jusepe de Ribera also had an intense but short-lived fascination with etching. This poet-possibly Virgil or Dante-strikes the familiar pose of the brooding, melancholy figure: head on hand, shadowed face, pensive expression. Such individuals were believed capable of almost divine brilliance but at the same time were sadly bound by their earthly limitations

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