Saint Paul (El Greco)
Saint Paul is a 1610-1614 painting by El Greco, now in the Museo del Prado in Madrid[1]. The painting is key to Gregorio Marañón's theory that the painter used mental patients at the Hospital del Nuncio as models.
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Artist | El Greco |
Year | 1610-1614 |
Medium | oil on canvas |
Dimensions | 72 cm × 55 cm (28 in × 22 in) |
Location | Prado, Madrid |
It originally formed part of a series of works produced by the artist for the parish church in Almadrones, Spain, a series which represented a set of variants on a set of paintings of the apostles for Toledo Cathedral.
References
- "Catalogue entry" (in Spanish).
Bibliography (in Spanish)
- ÁLVAREZ LOPERA, José, El Greco, Madrid, Arlanza, 2005, Biblioteca «Descubrir el Arte», (colección «Grandes maestros»). ISBN 84-9550-344-1.
- SCHOLZ-HÄNSEL, Michael, El Greco, Colonia, Taschen, 2003. ISBN 978-3-8228-3173-1.
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