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El Greco

135 works

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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

Elderly bearded saint in penitence holding a crucifix and stone, with a skull, hourglass and red cardinal's hat beside him.

Saint Jerome in Penitence

1595

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

Painting of the Holy Family with an older woman, a bearded man, and a small nude child with a basket of fruit.

Holy Family with Saints

1600

Saint Francis holds a skull while a kneeling brother prays beside him in a dark setting.

Saint Francis of Assisi and Brother Leo Meditating on Death

1600

Painting of a bearded older man in blue and red robes resting his hand on a large book against a dark background.

The Apostle Bartholomew (Paul)

1608

Painting of Saint Francis of Assisi in a grey hooded habit gazing upward in ecstasy against a dark rocky background.

Saint Francis of Assisi in ecstasy

1650

Bust portrait of an elderly bearded man in a black garment and white ruff collar against a dark brown background.

Portrait of an Elderly Man

1587

Two saints in a rocky landscape: one in red robes holding a golden chalice with a serpent, one in animal skin beside a lamb a

Saint John the Baptist and Saint John the Evangelist

1600

Saint Thomas the Apostle

1608

Painting of a bearded older man in a red cloak and blue tunic holding a folded letter and a dark staff against a dark backgro

Saint Paul

1608

Painting of a bearded man in a flowing blue robe gesturing with one hand against a dark background.

St James

1608

Painting of the Crucifixion with elongated Christ on a cross, two angels, and mourning figures below against a dark sky.

The Crucifixion

1597

Painting of a kneeling bearded man in pink robes as an angel offers a chalice above sleeping figures and a rocky hill.

The Agony in the Garden of Gethsemane

1590

Painting of a robed figure driving merchants from a temple interior with baskets and an overturned table.

Christ driving the Traders from the Temple

1600

Painted portrait of a bearded man with a receding hairline and white collar against a dark background.

Mandsportræt

1556-1614

Painting of a young man with curly hair in a blue and red robe, raised hand, against a dark cloudy background.

Johannes de Evangelist

1610

Painting of a bearded man in green with a red cloak over his shoulder, against a blue sky, by El Greco.

Saint James the Younger

1600

Painting of a bearded saint in a blue cloak writing at a red velvet table, gazing upward beside a statue of the Virgin.

Saint Ildefonso

c. 1603/1614

Virgin and Christ Child above clouds with two angels, Saint Martina with a palm and lion, and Saint Agnes with a lamb.

Madonna and Child with Saint Martina and Saint Agnes

1597/1599

Painting of a gaunt bearded elderly man, Saint Jerome, gazing upward in a dark rocky landscape with light breaking through cl

Saint Jerome

c. 1610/1614

Painting of Christ driving merchants and money changers out of a colonnaded temple with a bright sky beyond the arch.

Christ Cleansing the Temple

probably before 1570

Painting of the Holy Family with Saint Anne and infant John the Baptist against a swirling blue and grey sky.

The Holy Family with Saint Anne and the Infant John the Baptist

c. 1595/1600

Oil portrait of a bearded man in a black cap and white shirt wearing a green cross pendant, against a dark background.

Portrait of Diego de Covarrubias y Leiva (1512-1577)

1600