Euclid, about 1630-1635. Creator: Jusepe de Ribera.

Euclid, about 1630-1635. Creator: Jusepe de Ribera.

3-035-672 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

Euclid, about 1630-1635. Additional Info: Emerging from deep shadows behind a table, a solemn individual stands displaying a well-worn book with various geometric figures, pseudo-Greek characters, and an imaginary script. Jusepe de Ribera paid considerable attention to the man's facial details, from the unkempt beard to the distinctive creases of his high forehead and the irregular folds of the lids above his dark, penetrating eyes. He depicted the wise man with tattered clothes and blackened, grimy fingers to emphasize the subject's devotion to intellectual, rather than material, pursuits.


Image Details


People Information

Creator
  1. Jusepe de Ribera, attributed to: Spanish, active in Italy: Artist, painter, printmaker
Subject
  1. Euclid: Greek: Author, mathematician, geometrist

Medium
  1. Canvas (textile material)
  2. Oil paint (paint)

Picture Type
  1. Painting

Geographic Hierarchy

World Europe Greece

  1. 39 00 00 N , 022 00 00 E

Category Hierarchy

Society & Culture Art & Literature

Artistic Representations Portraits

Science & Nature Other

People Other


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3643x4960
File Size : 52,938kb


Aliases

  1. 2001.26
  1. 108GV4
  1. 1200000275
  1. 2001.26
  1. 3-035-672
  1. 3035672

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