Ribera

[ ri-bair-uh, ‐vair-uh; Spanish ree-be-rah ]

/ rɪˈbɛər ə, ‐ˈvɛər ə; Spanish riˈβɛ rɑ /

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noun

Jo·sé de

[hoh-zeyduh; Spanish haw-sethe], /hoʊˈzeɪ də; Spanish hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/, Jusepe de Ribera; "Lo Spagnoletto", 1588–1652, Spanish printmaker and painter active in Naples.

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How to use Ribera in a sentence

“Their grandmother never goes 24 hours without checking in with them when she travels,” Ribera said in a statement.
Katherine Jackson Missing: Family Staged Intervention|Allison Samuels|July 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Murillo has sunk to the rank of a second-rate master; Ribera and Zurbaran are yet hardly known outside Spain.
Things seen in Spain|C. Gasquoine Hartley
But Ribera could not brook the cardinal's livery, and stole away into poverty and independence again.
A Popular Handbook to the National Gallery, Volume I, Foreign Schools|Various
In art she was in the very foremost position: Murillo, Velasquez, Ribera, and other famous painters were her honored sons.
Due South or Cuba Past and Present|Maturin M. Ballou

Here repose the members of the illustrious Ribera family, which looms very large in the history of Seville.
Southern Spain|A.F. Calvert
Ribera then returned to Cebu, without producing any significant effect on conditions in Sulu.
The History of Sulu|Najeeb M. Saleeby

British Dictionary definitions for Ribera

Ribera

/ (Spanish riˈβera) /

noun

José de (xoˈse de) also called Jusepe de Ribera, Italian nickname Lo Spagnoletto (The Little Spaniard). 1591–1652, Spanish artist, living in Italy. His religious pictures often dwell on horrible suffering, presented in realistic detail

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