A consideration on Ribera's Martyrdom of St. Philip

• Autores: Yoko Sonobe
• Localización: Estudios de arte español y latinoamericano, Nº. 4, 2003, págs. 9-17
• Idioma: varios idiomas
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  • Jusepe de Ribera’s Martyrdom of St. Philip was long considered as martyrdom of St. Bartholomew. However, in 1953, it was proposed that the work depicts not St. Bartholomew, but St. Philip. After this, “Philip hypothesis” became common. The hypothesis has basis of the fact that Apostle St. Philip was the patron saint of Felipe IV, and the author is agree with the hypothesis. Moreover, the author assume that Caravaggio is the iconographic source for Ribera’s Martyrdom of St. Philip. Because this subject is extremely rare, the author thinks that Ribera’s Martyrdom of St. Philip was influenced by Caravaggio’s Crucifixion of St. Peter. In addition, the author points out the influence of Caravaggio’s Crucifixion of St. Andrew, which was painted at Naples and sent to Spain. Though Ribera had no chance to see Caravaggio’s original directly, he probably referred to the copy. Besides, Martyrdom of St. Philip is the most Baroque and most dynamic one in Ribera’s Martyrdom paintings, and it reminds us of Rubens’ The Raising of the Cross. It is probable that Ribera was influenced by the drawing after Rubens.