Holy Family (El Greco, Museo de Santa Cruz)

Holy Family is a 1586-1588 oil on canvas painting by El Greco, painted during his time in Toledo and now in that city's Museum of Santa Cruz.

Holy Family

Artist	El Greco
Year	1586-1588
Medium	oil on canvas
Dimensions	178 cm × 105 cm (70 in × 41 in)
Location	Museo de Santa Cruz, Toledo

He frequently returned to the subject of the Holy Family. In this variant he shows the Christ Child in Mary's lap. To the left is Mary's mother St Anne, whilst to the right are Saint Joseph and the infant John the Baptist. A later 1590s variant uses a similar composition but omits John and changes the poses of Joseph and Anne.

Bibliography

(in Spanish) ÁLVAREZ LOPERA, José, El Greco, Madrid, Arlanza, 2005, Biblioteca «Descubrir el Arte», (colección «Grandes maestros»). ISBN 84-95503-44-1.
(in Spanish) SCHOLZ-HÄNSEL, Michael, El Greco, Colonia, Taschen, 2003. ISBN 978-3-8228-3173-1.

External links

"The Holy Family by El Greco". Archived from the original on 2018-06-26. Retrieved 2018-06-26.

El Greco
List of works Artistic overview Posthumous fame
Paintings	Allegory of the Camaldolese Order The Dormition of the Virgin Last Supper The Nobleman with his Hand on his Chest Pietà The Disrobing of Christ (El Expolio) Penitent Magdalene Saint Sebastian Holy Family Holy Face of Jesus The Tears of Saint Peter Christ on the Cross Adored by Two Donors Santo Domingo el Antiguo Altarpiece Holy Family Saint Peter Saint John the Evangelist and Saint Francis Saint John the Baptist The Burial of the Count of Orgaz Doña María de Aragón Altarpiece View of Toledo Agony in the Garden (London) Agony in the Garden (Andújar) Annunciation Marriage of the Virgin Nativity View and Plan of Toledo Saint Peter and Saint Paul Saint Martin and the Beggar Saint Jerome Saint Thomas the Apostle Opening of the Fifth Seal Lady in a Fur Wrap Saint Luke The Adoration of the Shepherds Laocoön Christ Driving the Money Changers from the Temple Washington Minneapolis London Frick Madrid Modena Triptych Christ Carrying the Cross (New York Barcelona Madrid) The Entombment of Christ Concert of Angels Saint Ildefonsus Saint Paul Saint Sebastian Julián Romero and Saint Julian
Portraits	Portrait of a Gentleman Portrait of an Elderly Man Portrait of Antonio de Covarrubias Portrait of Diego de Covarrubias y Leiva Portrait of a Young Nobleman Self-Portrait Cardinal Fernando Niño de Guevara Portrait of a Doctor Portrait of Vincenzo Anastagi Portrait of an Unknown Gentleman Portrait of Fray Hortensio Félix Paravacino Portrait of Jerónimo de Cevallos Portrait of Juan Pardo de Tavera Portrait of Francisco de Pisa
Museums	El Greco Museum, Toledo Museum of El Greco, Crete
Related	Jorge Manuel Theotocópuli (son) El Greco (1966 film) El Greco (2007 film) El Greco fallacy

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