JoĆ£o Ribas
Contributor
JoĆ£o Ribas is a writer, critic, and curator based in New York. He is a former editor at ArtReview and LTB Media. He is a contributor to 1001 Paintings You Must See Before You Die, where earlier versions of his contributions to Britannica first appeared.
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The Night Watch, oil on canvas by Rembrandt van Rijn completed in 1642. The painting is to the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam what the Mona Lisa is to the Louvre in Paris, drawing huge numbers of visitors each year. The Night Watch, formally known as Militia Company of District II Under the Command ofā¦
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Publications (1)
1001 Paintings You Must See Before You Die (2011)
From Ancient Egyptian frescoes to the Renaissance masters, from French Impressionists to American Abstract Expressionists, this highly browsable guide embraces all cultures and every style of painting from 4,000 BC to the present. A visually arresting reference for art lovers and students, it provides a truly comprehensive worldwide gazeteer of paintings organized chronologically by date of completion. Each entry includes the history of the painting, information about the artist or artistic movement,...
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