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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]

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Women Gladiators
Spanish: Combate de Mujeres
Artist	Jusepe de Ribera
Year	1636
Type	Oil on canvas
Dimensions	235 cm × 212 cm (93 in × 83 in)
Location	Museo del Prado, Madrid

Description

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

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

• Ernesto Ballesteros Arranz (2 February 2015). 32.- Ribera. Hiares Multimedia. pp. 4–. ISBN 978-84-15855-91-0.
• Miranda Aldhouse-Green (1 May 2014). Boudica Britannia. Routledge. pp. 114–. ISBN 978-1-317-86630-5.

External links

На других языках

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- [en] Women Gladiators (Ribera)

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[fr] Combat de femmes

Combat de femmes (Combate de mujeres) est une huile sur toile réalisée par José de Ribera (il Spagnoletto) en 1636. De dimensions 235 × 212 cm, elle est conservée au musée du Prado, à Madrid.

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[it] Duello tra donne

Il Duello tra donne è un dipinto di Jusepe de Ribera, noto come lo Spagnoletto, realizzato a olio su tela 235 × 212 cm. È conservata al Museo del Prado di Madrid.

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[ru] Женская дуэль

«Женская дуэль» — картина Хосе де Риберы. Хранится в музее Прадо в Мадриде.

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