Jusepe de Ribera

Inquisition Scene

Maker

Jusepe de Ribera (Spanish, 1591-1652)

Title

Inquisition Scene

Year

after 1635

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

pen and ink, wash technique

Supports

Dimensions

20.6 x 16.5 cm (8 1/8 x 6 1/2 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscribed in pen (in 17th century hand?), verso of mount (now removed and in file):Orgl di Spagnoletto di Napoli

Marks: Verso, LL corner:Komor's stamp mark (Lugt Supplement 1882a)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Works of Art Fund

Object Number

56.060

Type

Publications

Exhibition History

Design and Description
Renaissance and Baroque Drawings
Jan 27, 2006 – Apr 09, 2006

Label copy

This drawing depicts a gruesome act-a scene of torture in which an Inquisitor tries to coerce evidence from a prisoner by using a device called la garrucha (the hoist). Ribera depicted the prisoner’s arms in an early state of dislocation. The taste for horrific scenes of martyrdom and punishment was not unusual amongst the Counter-Reform audience of Naples, where Ribera worked.

Old Master Drawings
Sep 02, 1983 – Oct 16, 1983

Image use

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Jusepe de Ribera (Spanish, 1591-1652)
Inquisition Scene, after 1635
Pen and ink, brush and wash on thin antique white laid paper
20.6 x 16.5 cm (8 1/8 x 6 1/2 inches)
Museum Works of Art Fund 56.060

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