Ribera, José de Syllabification: (Ri·be·ra, José de)Pronunciation: /rēˈbārä/Definition of Ribera, José de (circa 1591–1652), Spanish painter and etcher, resident in Italy from 1616; known as Lo Spagnoletto (“the little Spaniard”); full name José or Jusepe de Ribera. He is noted for his religious and genre paintings. Ribera, José de in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Ribera, José de in the British & World English dictionary