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Painting of a bearded man with a glowing halo, wearing a red robe, raising one hand and holding a gray orb.

El Salvador

1608

Portrait of an elderly bearded man in black with a white ruff, one hand resting on an open book.

Portrait of Doctor Rodrigo de la Fuente (El Médico)

1582

Painting of a bearded face with long dark hair framed by a white cloth held at the top corners on a dark background.

La Santa Faz

1586

Portrait of a bearded man in black with white ruffled collar, hand placed on chest, gilded sword hilt at lower right.

The Nobleman with his Hand on his Chest

1580

Kneeling friar in black cloak looks up at a vision of the Virgin and Child on a cloud in a dark interior.

Apparition of the Virgin and Child to Saint Hyacinth

1605

Painting of the Annunciation: an angel in yellow gestures to the kneeling Virgin Mary in red beneath a golden dove.

Annunciation

1600

Saint Francis in a grey habit holds a skull while Brother Leo kneels in prayer against a dark background.

Saint Francis and Brother Leo Meditating on Death

1600

The Holy Family with Mary Magdalen

The Holy Family with Mary Magdalen

c. 1590-95

Bearded man in yellow and blue robes clasps hands and looks upward, holding keys, with an angel in the distance.

St. Peter Repentant

1590

Bearded man in yellow robe and blue cloak clasps hands and looks upward, holding keys, dark background with olive branches.

Tears of St. Peter

1590

Painting of a hilltop city under a stormy sky, with a cathedral spire, a stone bridge over a river, and green hills.

View of Toledo

1598

Two bearded saints in colorful robes stand against a cloudy sky, one holding a sword and the other holding keys.

Saint Peter and Saint Paul

1590

Seated cardinal in red robes and biretta with spectacles, beside a gilded damask wall and a folded letter on marble floor.

Portrait of a Cardinal, Probably Cardinal Don Fernando Niño de Guevara (1541-1609)

1600

Oil painting of a boy in a white-collared shirt blowing on a candle he is lighting against a dark background.

The Blower

1570

Painting of armored soldiers on a rocky hillside beneath angels with a wreath and cello, with fallen bodies at lower left.

The Martyrdom of St Maurice

1580

Painting of the Nativity with Mary and the Christ Child, kneeling shepherds, a sheep, and angels with a scroll above.

The Adoration of the Shepherds

1596

Painting of Saint Francis of Assisi in a grey habit, gazing upward with outstretched hands beside a skull under a dramatic sk

The Ecstasy of Saint Francis of Assisi.

1580

Christ on the Cross

Christ on the Cross

c. 1600-1610

Painting of the resurrected Christ holding a white banner, rising above startled soldiers in a dark arched composition.

The Resurrection

1597

Painting of Saint Sebastian pierced by arrows against a cloudy sky, with a lower panel showing his legs before a rocky landsc

Saint Sebastian (complete)

1610

Painting of kneeling clergy and crowds gazing up at a radiant IHS monogram among angels, with a dark cavern of figures at rig

The Adoration of the Name of Jesus

1577

Painting of the Baptism of Christ with John the Baptist, a descending dove, God the Father in clouds, and angels.

The Baptism of Christ

1614

Painting of a bearded apostle in yellow and blue robes holding a large book, gesturing with one hand against a dark backgroun

Apostle St James the Less

1610

Painting of Christ's baptism by John the Baptist, with angels holding red drapery and God and a dove in clouds above.

The Baptism of Christ

1597

Oil portrait of a dark-haired man in a white collar against a dark background, by El Greco.

Portrait of Dominican (or Trinitarian) Friar

1600

Kneeling man in white cloak with red cross, praying beside an armored standing figure gazing upward, by a stone column.

Julián Romero de las Azanas and his Patron Saint Julian

1612

Painting of the Annunciation: the Virgin Mary at a lectern receives an angel on a cloud beneath a shaft of light and cherubs.

Annunciation

1570

Painting of the Annunciation: the Virgin in blue and pink before a green-robed angel, with a dove of light and musician angel

Annunciation

1597

Half-length portrait of a bearded man in black with a white ruff collar against a dark background.

Portrait of Rodrigo Vázquez de Arce

1590

Painting of St John the Evangelist in pink and green robes holding a golden chalice with a serpent before stormy clouds.

St John the Evangelist

1605

Apostles and the Virgin Mary look upward at a white dove of the Holy Spirit amid radiant light and flames above their heads.

The Pentecost

1600

Full-length painting of a bearded friar in grey habit holding a glowing IHS staff, with mitres at his feet and a stormy sky.

San Bernardino de Siena

1603