Francesc Ribalta

It is unclear if he directly visited either Rome or Naples, where Caravaggio's style had many adherents.

Alternatively, it is likely that tenebrist paintings were available in Spain by the early 17th century through the Spanish rule of the Neapolitan kingdom.

The tenebrist style gathered a number of adherents in Spain, and was to influence the pre-eminent Baroque or Golden Age Spanish painters, especially Zurbarán, but also Velázquez and Murillo.

Even the art of still life in Spain, the bodegón, was often painted in a similar stark and austere style.

Among the direct disciples of Francisco were his son, Juan Ribalta, Antonio Bisquert, and his son-in-law, Vicente Castelló.