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The Clubfoot
Curator’s note

The Clubfoot

One of Ribera's most famous works, a full-length portrait of a poor disabled boy who smiles broadly, his crutch over his shoulder. It treats a marginalized figure with dignity rather than pity, a high point of the artist's humane realism.

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Date
1642
Medium
canvas
Source:Wikimedia Commons (public domain)Public domainView source
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