Portrait of a male master Domenico Teotokopuli wrote at the end of his studies in Rome. To date, it has not been possible to establish who is portrayed in this

Painting of the Spanish painter El Greco “Martyrdom of Saint Maurice”. The size of the painting is 448 x 301 cm, canvas, oil. Sharply and consistently the visionary character of

In the center, on the clouds, surrounded by angels, is the Virgin Mary. She is in dark, contrasting with the background clothes of deep blue-green and cold red flowers. To

The paintings of El Greco are attributed to Mannerism, then to Baroque, in fact it does not belong to any of the currents. Originality of this artist’s manner is expressed

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

The Bologna National Picture Gallery houses a small unfinished painting written by El Greco during the brief period when he was in Venice. This is one of the first works

There are three works by El Greco devoted to this topic. Basically, they repeat each other, discrepancies are observed in some details. The Dresden version, the earliest one, was not

The Holy Family with St. Anna [1590-1595] The works of the lyric line include the variants of the Holy Family written in the 1590s. In the Holy Family with St.

“The position of Christ in the grave” brush Domenico Teotokopuli, later nicknamed El Greco, one of the few surviving works of the early period of the master’s work. It was

The apostle Peter was not called by Christ, as His 12 disciples, during the earthly ministry. First in the New Testament he is called Saul, then the Roman name is

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

“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

On the fortieth day after the Resurrection, the apostles gathered in the same house, and Christ appeared again before them. Talking with the disciples, he went to the Mount of

The apostle James, the son of Zebedee, was one of the first disciples called by Jesus. Like his brother John, as well as Peter and Andrew, he was a fisherman.

El Greco managed to saturate the art of the portrait with immense spiritual wealth. Some of the master’s works go beyond his portrait style, lose his psychological isolation, come into

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

“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.

Painting of the Spanish artist El Greco “Mary Magdalene”. The size of the picture is 157 x 121 cm, canvas, oil. Mary Magdalene, one of the myrrh-bearers, the most faithful

Under gloomy stormy sky on a hill covered with meadows and forests, depicted the Spanish city of Toledo, shown from the north. In the foreground is seen Alcantara bridge across

Probably, “Lady in Furs” – the first work of El Greco, created by him in Toledo, preserved to this day. According to the manner of writing, this production is close

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