This article discusses some aspects of patronage held by the Counts of Aranda in the city of Épila (Zaragoza). It also examines certain issues related to the foundation of the Monastery of the Immaculate Conception and the participation by the painter Juan Ribalta (Madrid, ca. 1596 – Valencia, 1629) in the decoration of the main altar. In the same way, the study also addresses the important set of Franciscan themed paintings that are preserved there, the last major commission from Juan Ribalta before his premature death.... [Leer más...]