Women Gladiators (Ribera)

Women Gladiators (Spanish: Combate de Mujeres) is a painting by Jusepe de Ribera made in oil on canvas. It is conserved in the Museo del Prado, Madrid.[1]

Women Gladiators
Spanish: Combate de Mujeres
ArtistJusepe de Ribera
Year1636
TypeOil on canvas
Dimensions235 cm × 212 cm (93 in × 83 in)
LocationMuseo del Prado, Madrid

Description

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The painting, dated and signed, was made in Naples in 1636, as part of a series of over thirty pictures on the history of Rome commissioned to Giovanni Lanfranco, Domenichino, Ribera himself, and other artists.

Analysis

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The painting depicts a legendary episode occurred at Naples in 1552. Two women, Isabella of Carazzi and Diambra of Pottinella, in the presence of the Marquis of the Vast dispute in a duel for the love of a man called Fabio Zeresola. The subject matter of the painting has also been held to be an allegory of the fight between Vice and Virtue.

References

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  1. ^ "Women Gladiators - the Collection - Museo Nacional del Prado".
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