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The fate of El Greco's Saint Sebastian is in limbo as Romania escalates its legal battle to reclaim the masterpiece, alleging ...
Court filings have since revealed the owner of the El Greco as Dmitry Rybolovlev, the Monaco-based Russian billionaire who ...
El Greco's "Holy Family" (1585) shows the infant Jesus nursing. "Supper in the House of Simon" (1615-'25) is a convivial meal, disciples packed closely together — and there are even women here.
The museum, which has had an excellent slate or more modern exhibitions of late, brings "The Brilliance of the Spanish World: El Greco, Velázquez, Zurbarán" to the Baker/Rowland Galleries, May 2 ...
by Rick Steves, April 22, 2025 | Toledo, which can be enjoyed as a day trip from Madrid, offers most stunning (and Gothic) cathedrals in Spain, plus plenty of El Greco art.
The painting will go on view on May 1 in the Getty’s north pavilion, alongside works by El Greco, Titian, and Paolo Veronese. Richard Whiddington Article topics ...
High points include Diego Velázquez’s “Kitchen Maid With the Supper at Emmaus” (c. 1617-18), in a section devoted to sharing food; and El Greco’s towering, 9-foot-tall oil painting ...
El Greco’s “Portrait of an Old Man,” believed to be a self-portrait, 1595. Credit: Public Domain. The Greek painter El Greco (October 1, 1541 – April 7, 1614) is one of the best known artists in the ...
He asked some artists to recreate their interpretation of “The Disrobing of Christ,” a masterpiece by El Greco at the Toledo Cathedral, which resulted in innovative and striking renditions.
Toledo was once home to Europe’s most powerful king, Charles V, and is papered with the vividly spiritual paintings of the city’s most famous artist, El Greco.
Art & Exhibitions El Greco’s Iconic Altarpieces Are Reunited For the First Time in Nearly 200 Years. The works completed for the Monastery of Santo Domingo el Antiguo were the artist's first ...
In 1868, the painting was transferred, along with the rest of his collection, to Pau, a town in the French Pyrenees. Following the prince’s death, the artworks were divided among his heirs. And, in ...