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| Keywords: Jusepe de Ribera - Saint Paul the Hermit - Walters 37278.jpg Paul the Hermit was a 3rd-century saint who escaped persecution by retreating to the Egyptian desert where he lived in continual meditation until he was more than 100 years old The raven that sustained Paul by bringing him bread each day appears at the upper left The skull prompted his meditation on the brevity of human life Ribera was born in Spain but worked in Italy His use here of stark contrasts of light and dark made popular by the Italian painter Caravaggio 1571-1610 highlights the modeling of the saint's emaciated torso The thick paint and textured brushwork that evoke the wrinkled skin contribute to the realism of the image This is critical to the emotional impact on the viewer of Paul as a model of personal penance that was central to Counter Reformation Catholic devotion ~ 1638 Baroque Oil on canvas cm 132 7 106 7 accession number 37 278 37037 Don Marcello Massarenti Collection Rome Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters with the Massarenti Collection 1902 Signed and dated lower right Jusepe Ribera espanol valenciano F 1630 1636 1638 Going for Baroque The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1995-1996 place of origin Naples Italy Walters Art Museum license 2D Saint Paul the Hermit by José de Ribera Baroque paintings in the Walters Art Museum Paintings of bearded men 1638 oil on canvas paintings in the United States | ||||
