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Retrato de un médico (or Portrait of a Doctor) is an oil painting by El Greco.. Painted in Toledo between 1582 and 1585, and on display at the Museo del Prado, [1] some authors suggest the portrait of the anonymous doctor (as defined by his thumb ring) may either be that of Luis de Mercado, Felipe II's chamber doctor, or of Rodrigo de la Fuente, a friend of El Greco.
The El Greco Museum (Spanish: Museo del Greco [1]) is a single-artist museum in Toledo, Spain, devoted to the work and life of El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos, 1541–1614), who spent much of his life in Toledo, having been born in Fodele, Crete. It is one of the National Museums of Spain and it is attached to the Ministry of Culture.
El Greco, (a detail of) The Virgin of Immaculate Conception and Saint John (ca. 1585), oil on canvas, 237 x 118 cm, Museo de Santa Cruz, Toledo. In hopes of becoming a reputed and well-represented artist in Spain, El Greco aimed to be recognised by King Phillip II .
El Greco immersed himself in the Italian Renaissance, allowing him to experiment with the opposing colore and disegno [1] techniques for size (during his stay in Venice and Rome). El Greco relocated to Toledo in 1577. [2] This move signified the beginning of his vital role in the Spanish Renaissance movement.
Adoration of the Holy Name of Jesus is a 1577-1579 oil on canvas painting by El Greco, produced early in his Toledo period and now [when?] in exhibition at the Galerias Reales in Madrid. It is also known in modern scholarship as La Gloria , The Dream of Philip II or Allegory of the Holy League .
The Museum of Santa Cruz (Spanish: Museo de Santa Cruz) is an art, archaeology and ethnographic museum located in the historic centre of the city of Toledo, Spain. It exhibits collections pertaining to the province of Toledo , including works painted by El Greco in the city of Toledo.
Saint John the Evangelist and Saint Francis is a c.1600 oil on canvas painting by the artist El Greco, now in the Uffizi. John is accompanied by an eagle (bottom left) and holds a gold chalice containing his head. Both saints are barefoot. The artist's signature Dominicos Théotokopulos epoiese is on a rock in the centre.
The discovery of the Dormition led to the attribution of three other signed works of "Doménicos" to El Greco (Modena Triptych, St. Luke Painting the Virgin and Child, and The Adoration of the Magi) and then to the acceptance as authentic of more works, signed or not (such as The Passion of Christ (Pietà with Angels), painted in 1566). [1]