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El Greco

135 works

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Saint Francis in a grey hooded habit gazes upward in ecstasy beside a skull against a dark, luminous sky.

Ecstasy of Saint Francis Receiving the Stigmata

1600

Painting of the Annunciation: the Virgin Mary at a lectern in blue robes faces an angel in yellow with a dove and cherubs abo

Annunciation

1576

Christ with a whip drives merchants from a columned temple while a crowd reacts, painted by El Greco around 1570.

Christ driving the money-changers from the Temple

1570

Painting of a penitent woman with long hair gazing upward beside a skull, open book, and jar, in a rocky landscape.

The Penitent Mary Magdalene

1576

Painting of a kneeling bearded friar in grey habit before a crucifix, skull and open book in a dark rocky cave.

San Francisco en oración ante el Crucificado

1585

Apostle Saint Philip

1610

Painting of a hooded bearded monk gazing upward into light, with a skull at lower left against a dark background.

Saint François recevant les stigmates Saint Francis Receiving the Stigmata

1590

Painting of Toledo's walled city on hills under a stormy sky, with angels above and a young man holding a map.

View and Plan of Toledo

1610

Painting of a bearded man in a green cloak holding a wooden staff, set against a dark background.

Saint James the Great

1610

Painting of Christ with a crown of thorns gazing upward while carrying a wooden cross, wearing a red undergarment and blue cl

Christ Carrying the Cross

1577

Painting of Saint Peter in a yellow robe holding keys, standing on rock under a dramatic cloudy sky.

Saint Peter

1605

Painting of Saint John the Baptist with a cross staff, a lamb on a rock, and a stormy blue sky behind him.

Saint John the Baptist

1600

Bearded figure with a halo in pink robe and blue mantle, raising two fingers, hand resting on a globe, dark background.

El Salvador

1610

Painting of an elderly bearded man with clasped hands looking upward under a stormy sky, with ivy on a dark rock.

The Tears of St Peter

1580

Bearded monk in brown habit gazing upward with hands on chest, a skull on a ledge beside him, lit from above.

Saint Francis in ecstasy

1577

Saint Luke in red robes paints the Virgin and Child on an easel while an angel hovers above in a gilded setting.

St Luke Painting the Virgin

1560

Painting of Christ with a crown of thorns gazing upward, embracing a wooden cross, in blue and red robes.

Christ Carrying the Cross

1590

Painting of Mary Magdalen in a red mantle with a crucifix, skull and stormy sky behind her.

Mary Magdalen penitent

1585

Painting of the Adoration of the Magi with the Virgin and Child, a kneeling king, attendants and classical columns.

Adoration of the Magi

1565

Painting of Christ crucified between dark clouds, with the grieving Virgin Mary and Saint John at lower left and a distant ci

Crucifixion with the Virgin Mary and Saint John the Evangelist

1600

Virgin Mary in blue and red robes praying on clouds, with angels playing harp and lute and a kneeling saint below.

The Virgin of the Immaculate Conception and St John

1580

Painting of Saint Peter with white beard, blue tunic, golden cloak, and keys against a dark background.

Apostle Saint Peter

1610

Painting of a woman with long golden hair gazing upward, with a skull and glass vessel beside her and a stormy sky behind.

The Penitent Magdalene

1580

Painting of the Adoration of the Magi showing the Virgin and Christ Child with kneeling kings and attendants before classical

Adoration of the Magi

1568

Painting of the Nativity with the Virgin, newborn Christ, kneeling shepherds, and angels in a dim stable.

The Adoration of the Shepherds

1605

Painting of a woman with dark eyes wearing a sheer grey veil and dark gown against a brown background.

Portrait of a Lady

1577

Oil portrait of an elderly man with tousled hair and a dark fur-collared cloak, glancing upward against a brown background.

Manusso Theotokopoulos

1590

Painting of the Virgin Mary receiving an angel holding a lily, with a dove descending between them under a blue sky.

Annunciation

1595

Bearded man in green robe holding open book with a small Madonna and Child painting and a quill pen.

Saint Luke the Evangelist

1602

Painting of an elderly bearded man in blue and green robes embracing a diagonal wooden cross against a dark background.

Saint Andrew

1610

Painting of bearded Bartholomew the Apostle in a white robe, holding a knife, with a small chained demon at his feet.

Bartholomew the Apostle

1610

Painting of a robed figure driving merchants from a colonnaded temple, with overturned tables and figures in yellow, green an

Purification of the Temple

1600