Juan Antonio Ribera Fernandez was a Spanish Neoclassical artist who served as Court Painter to Ferdinand VII and director of the Prado Museum, where he also taught. In this scene from antiquity, Wamba, ruler of the barbarian Visigoths, relinquishes his crown as a good Christian, after miraculously recovering from a poisoning attempt by his enemies.
Wamba, King of the Visigoths giving up the Crown, c.1850, Oil on CanvasJuan Antonio Fernández Spanish (1779 - 1860) |
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Juan Antonio Ribera Fernandez was a Spanish Neoclassical artist who served as Court Painter to Ferdinand VII and director of the Prado Museum, where he also taught. In this scene from antiquity, Wamba, ruler of the barbarian Visigoths, relinquishes his crown as a good Christian, after miraculously recovering from a poisoning attempt by his enemies. |
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