Jusepe de Ribera Auction Prices and Value Guide

Jusepe de Ribera auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 431 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

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Jusepe de Ribera auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist
Jusepe de Ribera
Source records
431
Market update
2026-02-16

Artist context

About Jusepe de Ribera

Jusepe de Ribera (1591–1652) was a Spanish painter and printmaker who spent most of his career in Naples, then under Spanish rule, where contemporaries nicknamed him Lo Spagnoletto — the little Spaniard. Born in Játiva, Spain, and baptized on February 17, 1591, Ribera established himself as the dominant painter of the Neapolitan Baroque and is counted among the great masters of Spanish Baroque painting alongside Velázquez, Zurbarán, and Murillo. His work is characterized by dramatic chiaroscuro, unflinching realism, and intense depictions of martyrdom, saints, philosophers, and mythological figures. Ribera was also a prolific and accomplished etcher whose prints circulated widely and influenced artists across Europe. His paintings are held by major museums worldwide, including the Prado, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Louvre, and the National Gallery in London.

BaroqueSpanish BaroqueNeapolitan Baroqueoil paintingetchingdrawingprintmakingreligious and martyrdom scenesmythological subjectssaints and penitent figures

Common works and media

Ribera's most commonly encountered works in appraisal and auction contexts include oil paintings on canvas depicting religious martyrdoms, penitent saints (such as Saint Jerome, Saint Sebastian, and Saint Mary Magdalene), philosophers, and mythological scenes. He also produced a significant body of etchings featuring religious and genre subjects, as well as preparatory drawings in pen, ink, and chalk. Prints are more widely available on the market than paintings and can appear in Old Master print sales.

Market and appraisal context

Jusepe de Ribera is a well-established name in the Old Master auction market with 137 tracked lots and 95 priced results spanning 2002 to March 2026. His work trades at a wide price spectrum: the recorded range runs from €100 for school-of etchings and attributions to €1,426,500 for fully attributed oil paintings at top-tier houses. The median lot price of €7,560 and interquartile range of €1,500–€67,000 reflect a market where attribution status is the single largest price driver. Autograph paintings by Ribera consistently achieve five- and six-figure results at houses such as Hampel Fine Art Auctions, Cambi Casa d'Aste, Dorotheum, Christie's, and Sotheby's. Works catalogued as 'circle of', 'workshop of', or 'school of' trade at steep discounts, often under €5,000. Etchings and prints provide a more accessible collector entry point, with results as low as a few hundred dollars at Swann Auction Galleries. Market liquidity is moderate and stable: 11 lots appeared in the most recent 12-month period versus 8 in the prior 12 months, suggesting steady demand. The dominant auction venues are Hampel Fine Art Auctions (Munich), Cambi Casa d'Aste (Milan), Dorotheum (Vienna), and Bertolami Fine Art (Rome), with Christie's and Sotheby's handling the highest-value lots.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • oil painting
  • etching
  • drawing
  • printmaking

Value drivers

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Appraisal caveats

  • Ribera's workshop was active and many period works are school of, follower of, or after Ribera; attribution should be assessed by an Old Master specialist.
  • Some early references give Ribera's birth year as 1588; the baptismal record of February 17, 1591 from Játiva is now generally accepted.
  • Ribera's Naples workshop was highly active and produced many works in his style. Numerous lots in the auction record are catalogued as 'bottega di' (workshop of), 'cerchia di' (circle of), 'Kreis des' (circle of), or 'zugeschrieben' (attributed to), and these attributions should be assessed by a qualified Old Master specialist.
  • The recorded price range (€100–€1,426,500) reflects a mix of autograph works, workshop productions, school pieces, and prints. No individual lot should be treated as a direct comparable without matching attribution tier, medium, subject, and condition.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

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Data basis

This page is built from Appraisily's public auction market index. Private transactions, incomplete sale feeds, and attribution changes may not be fully represented.

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Artist value FAQ

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