Juan Antonio Ribera
Juan Antonio Ribera (born May 27, 1779 in Madrid ; † June 15, 1860 there ) was a Spanish history and portrait painter . Along with José de Madrazo y Agudo and José Aparicio (1773–1838), he is considered one of the most famous Spanish painters of classicism .
Life
Juan Antionio Ribera, the son of a painter from Navalcarnero unknown in Madrid , learned his craft at the Madrid Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando with Francisco Bayeu . In 1802, he won first prize in the Academia's annual competition for a copy of Raphael's Carrying of the Cross . He used the prize money to do an apprenticeship with Jacques-Louis David in Paris and returned after six years. During the Napoleonic Wars he kept his head above water economically by portraying Russian nobles. He did not accept a call to Russia, but went into Roman exile with Charles IV in 1811 . There Juan Antionio Ribera became a member of the Accademia di San Luca .
In March 1814 King Ferdinand VII , who had been under the "protection" of Napoleon at Valençay Castle for five years , returned to Spain. The King appointed Ribera court painter in 1816 . The latter remained in Rome and did not return to Madrid until 1818. At home in 1825 he painted a ceiling in the Museo del Prado . In 1827 he was director of the aforementioned Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando . In 1857 he became director of the Museo del Prado.
Juan Antionio Ribera married Mademoiselle Emilia Fievée de Richy while he was in Paris. Both son Carlos Luis de Ribera y Fieve (1815-1891) later followed in their father's footsteps.
literature
- Ribera y Fernández, Juan Antonio . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . Tape. EA Seemann, Leipzig, p. 232 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Juan Antonio Ribera in the WorldCat bibliographic database
- Javier Barón: biography of Juan Antonio Ribera on the Museo del Prado website
- Works by Juan Antonio Ribera in the Museo del Prado
- Works by Juan Antonio Ribera on artnet
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SURNAME | Ribera, Juan Antonio |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ribera y Fernández, Juan Antonio; Ribera y Fernández, Juan Antonio de; Ribera y Fernández de Velasco, Juan Antonio |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish history and portrait painter |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 27, 1779 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Madrid |
DATE OF DEATH | June 15, 1860 |
Place of death | Madrid |