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Christ Carrying the Cross is an oil painting by El Greco, produced early in his Toledo period circa de 1580. [1] The picture depicts Christ in a moment of personal reflection as he carries the cross to his death, therefore committing the ultimate sacrifice for humankind.
Christ on the Cross Adored by Two Donors is a c.1590 oil on canvas painting by El Greco, now in the Louvre, Paris. [1]Intended for a chapel in the Hieronymite monastery in Toledo, it was commissioned by one of the two figures shown beneath Jesus crucified, in the places usually occupied by the Virgin Mary and St John the Evangelist.
Christ Carrying the Cross; Artist: El Greco: Year: 1597-1600: Medium: oil on canvas: Dimensions: 108 cm × 78 cm (43 in × 31 in) ... El Greco, Colonia, Taschen, 2003.
El Greco (1541–1614) was a Cretan-born painter, sculptor and architect of the Spanish Renaissance. El Greco left his birthplace for Venice in 1567, never to return. El Greco's three years in Venice profoundly influenced his style. In 1577, he emigrated to Toledo, Spain, where he lived and worked until the end of his life.
The Disrobing of Christ was a subject of a dispute between the painter and the representatives of the Cathedral regarding the price of the work; El Greco was forced to have recourse to legal arbitration and eventually received only 350 ducats, when his own appraiser had valued it at 950. He was also supposed to remove some of the figures ...
Christ Bearing the Cross is a 1590-1595 painting by El Greco. It was acquired by the painter and critic Aureliano de Beruete (1845-1912). It was then owned by the Catalan collector Santiago Espona (1888-1958)., [1] who bequeathed it to the National Art Museum of Catalonia in 1958. [2]
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The crucifixion of Jesus was the death of Jesus by being ... Jesus Christ did not die on the cross ... van Dyck, Titian, Caravaggio, El Greco, Zurbarán ...