by Francisco Ribalta ( Spanish: Francisco Ribalta, 1565 Solsona - 1628 Valencia ) - Spanish artist .
From the family of a tailor. In 1572 the family moved to Barcelona. In 1581, lost his father , he moved to Madrid. He studied at the Juan Fernandez Navarrete . He was influenced by Sebastiano del Piombo , Jacopo Bassano, Leonardo da Vinci. One of the first in Spain to use the light finds Caravaggio. He worked in Madrid since 1599 - in Valencia. A friend of Lope de Vega. Among the students Ribalta was
José de Ribera
His works are in museums in Spain, UK , USA. Two paintings by Ribalta stored in the Hermitage .