A so-called "tenebrist" who made dramatic use of light and shadow—like Caravaggio—especially in his young days, Ribera was nicknamed "Lo Spagnoletto," or the Little Spaniard, in Italy, where ...

Called LO SPAGNOLETTO: born at Xativa in Valencia. (1589-1656.) Scholar of Caravaggio. On panel, 4' x 5'1. Note.--This picture was painted for the Archbishop of Naples. The head of St. Joseph is a ...