El Greco

Francisco Goya, Detail of El Tres de Mayo (The Third of May), 1814. Oil on canvas. 106 x 137 in. Museo del Prado, Madrid. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.
The Prado Museum's 6 Most Iconic Paintings
The Museo Nacional del Prado, or Prado Museum, was founded in 1819 and is located in Madrid. The collection began with and still significantly consists of items from the Spanish Royal Family’s…
Artemisia Gentileschi, Judith and Holofernes, ca. 1612–17. Oil on canvas. Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte.
Flesh and Blood: Italian Masterpieces from the Capodimonte Museum
Traveling from the Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte in Naples, the exhibition offers a rare opportunity to see works by significant Italian, French, and Spanish artists who worked in…
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A Saintly Portrait of Anguish and Atonement: El Greco’s "Tears of St. Peter"
Completed in the late 16th century, The Tears of St. Peter immortalizes El Greco’s genius and serves as a reminder to all Christians that redemption is always achievable.