The painting “Resurrection” was written by El Greco for the side altar of the church of Santo Domingo el Antiguo, probably in 1577-1579, immediately after the completion of the Central

Painting of the Spanish painter El Greco “Saint Louis, King of France”. The size of the picture is 120 x 96 cm, canvas, oil. The full title of the painting

Like other paintings of these years, created on a religious theme, Stigmatization of St. Francis was created for a private customer. Domenico signed the work in the lower left corner.

Of special note is the landscape from the El Greco House Museum “View and plan of Toledo”, the last significant work of the master. Panoramic image of the city, widely

“Allegory of the Spanish proverb” – one of the “night” paintings written by El Greco in Italy. It depicts a young man blowing coal to light a candle from it.

The features of unreality are most clearly evident in the late works of the master, among them “Betrothal of the Mother of God.” This picture remained unfinished, it is believed

Approximately in 1610, El Greco painted the painting Laocoon. It depicts the heroes of the myth of the Trojan War, according to which the priest Laocoon, tried to warn the

The painting, which is based on the popular biblical story of the purification of the temple, is one of El Greco’s most famous religious paintings and a landmark work for

El Greco decorated altars in a number of churches. One of them, in the church of Santo Domingo el Antiguo in Toledo, he decorated with sculptures; in other cases El

The painting of the Spanish painter El Greco “Saint Francis in ecstasy”. The size of the picture is 147 x 105 cm, canvas, oil. Francis of Assisi is a saint,

The Apostle John the Evangelist, the son of Zebedee, was the brother of Jacob. Just like Peter, Andrew and Jacob, his brother, and Zebedee, their father, fished. He also listened

Painting of the Spanish painter El Greco “The removal of the fifth seal.” The size of the painting is 222 x 193 cm, canvas, oil. In the late period of

The works on the story of the Healing of the Blind El Greco wrote at least three times. All paintings have a similar composition, but differ in the interpretation of

El Greco – the author of new, unknown before him in Spain, the church cycles “apostolados.” Close to them is the Hermitage painting “The Apostles Peter and Paul.” The comparison

El Greco wrote a series of “nightly” paintings, among which is an uncharacteristic for him on the subject “Boy, fanning the beam.” This work perfectly demonstrates the growth of the

“The view of Toledo was created in the late period of the artist’s work, when his art was increasingly painted in tragic colors. The landscape depicted by the artist is

Painting of the Spanish painter El Greco “The Holy Family with Mary Magdalene.” The size of the painting is 132 x 100 cm, canvas, oil. In the late 1590s and

Artists often transfer to the canvas not what they see, but what draws them their own imagination. But the picturesque space does not directly depend on the original material of

This impressive size was part of a larger project and painted for the altar of Santo Domingo el Antiguo. The work had a great influence on the reputation of Greco.

Giulio Clovio, a Croatian “Greek”, worked as a miniaturist artist in the library of Cardinal Allesandro Farnese. In 1570-1572, soon after his arrival in Rome, El Greco settled in the

“Pieta,” or “Lamentation of Christ,” was created by the young Domenico Theotokopuli, known to us under the name El Greco, during his stay in Rome. In many ways this picture