The Coronation of the Virgin

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The Coronation of the Virgin

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Francisco Ribalta

Spanish Artist · 1565–1628

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> [H]e gave his soul to God and was so venerated that he was held almost as a saint; he sought no advantages in this life... he was deeply mourned by the whole city. > > Thus wrote a contemporary critic on the occasion of Francisco Ribalta's death. Ribalta rose to the position of Valencia's leading painter from humble beginnings: after his parents died in 1581, he traveled from Barcelona to Madrid

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Date: about 1600–1628
Medium: Pen and brown ink and brown wash
Culture: Spanish
Department: Drawings
Institution: Getty Museum

Tumbling angels support the Virgin Mary as she graciously accepts the crown as Queen of Heaven. During the mid-1660s, the Coronation of the Virgin was a very popular subject in Catholic circles, especially in Spain. Francisco Ribalta treated the theme with remarkable dynamism and originality. He applied wash to strengthen the vigorous pen work and to unite the composition. The arched upper section suggests that he made the drawing in preparation for an altar painting.

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