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Reconstruction of the Prado Altarpiece

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Description: Reconstruction of the Prado Altarpiece
TitleReconstruction of the Prado Altarpiece
Creator nameGreco, El
Creator name (description)After Pita Andrade and Almagro Gorbea
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1597–1600
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
DimensionsUnknown
LocationUnknown
Accession numberUnknown
SubjectsPainting, RenaissanceMannerism (Art)AltarpiecesArt--CommissioningMary, Blessed Virgin, Saint--Annunciation
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9. El Greco: Italy Transported to Spain
Marcia B. Hall
Description: The Sacred Image in the Age of Art: Titian, Tintoretto, Barocci, El Greco,...
The Sacred Image in the Age of Art: Titian, Tintoretto, Barocci, El Greco, Caravaggio
When El Greco was rediscovered early in the twentieth century, after centuries of neglect, he was described as an antinaturalist, a mystic, or a protoexpressionist...
Author
Marcia B. Hall
PublisherYale University Press
Copyright© 2011 by Marcia B. Hall
Related print edition pages: pp.225-247
https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00155.012
Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-16197&redirecttoanchor=22221
Chapter subject tags:Greco, 1541?-1614Painting--TechniqueMannerism (Art)--ItalyPainting, Renaissance--ItalyAltarpieces, Renaissance--Italy
5. The Decree and the Didactic Solution
Marcia B. Hall
Description: The Sacred Image in the Age of Art: Titian, Tintoretto, Barocci, El Greco,...
The Sacred Image in the Age of Art: Titian, Tintoretto, Barocci, El Greco, Caravaggio
When Pope Gregory XIII decided to remodel the Sala di Costantino in 1585 by raising the ceiling and installing larger windows, the new vault required frescoes. Gregory died soon after the project was initiated, and it was continued by Sixtus V, whose emblem is painted in the frieze. At the...
Author
Marcia B. Hall
PublisherYale University Press
Copyright© 2011 by Marcia B. Hall
Related print edition pages: pp.117-141
https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00155.008
Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-16193&redirecttoanchor=22221
Chapter subject tags:Painting, Renaissance--ItalyCouncil of Trent (1545-1563 : Trento, Italy)Counter-Reformation in artAltarpieces, RenaissanceReligious art

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Description: Immaculate Conception (Annunciation)
Immaculate Conception (Annunciation)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 12
Creator nameGreco, El
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1597–1600
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions124 x 68 1/2 in. (315 x 174 cm)
LocationPrado, Madrid
https://www.museodelprado.es/en/the-collection/art-work/the-annunciation/26bfae24-de87-47cd-9b7b-d15bd9fbb664?searchid=0d7788f0-5160-138b-5077-ad429d0828fb
Accession numberP03888
Immaculate Conception (Annunciation)
Immaculate Conception (Annunciation)
Description: Martyrdom of Saint Maurice
Martyrdom of Saint Maurice
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 12
Creator nameGreco, El
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1580
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationMonasterio de San Lorenzo, El Escorial
Martyrdom of Saint Maurice
Martyrdom of Saint Maurice
Description: Immaculate Conception (Annunciation), detail
Immaculate Conception (Annunciation), detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 12
Creator nameGreco, El
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1597–1600
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationPrado, Madrid
https://www.museodelprado.es/en/the-collection/art-work/the-annunciation/26bfae24-de87-47cd-9b7b-d15bd9fbb664?searchid=0d7788f0-5160-138b-5077-ad429d0828fb
Accession numberP03888
Immaculate Conception (Annunciation),...
Immaculate Conception, detail
Description: Assumption of the Virgin
Assumption of the Virgin
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 12
Creator nameGreco, El
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1577–1579
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions158 3/4 x 83 3/4 in. (403.2 x 211.8 cm)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/87479?search_no=1&index=4
Accession number1906.99
Assumption of the Virgin
Assumption of the Virgin
Description: Madonna and Child with Saint Martina and Saint Agnes, detail
Madonna and Child with Saint Martina and Saint Agnes, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 12
Creator nameGreco, El
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1597–1599
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas, wooden strip added at bottom
DimensionsOverall: 76 3/16 x 40 9/16 in. (193.5 x 103 cm); Framed: 87 x 53 3/4 x 4 3/4 in. (221 x 136.5 x 12.1 cm)
LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
https://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/Collection/art-object-page.1165.html
Accession number1942.9.26
Madonna and Child with Saint Martina and...
Madonna and Child with Saint Martina and Saint Agnes, detail
Description: Adoration of the Shepherds
Adoration of the Shepherds
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 12
Creator nameGreco, El
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1597–1600
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions143 1/4 x 53 7/8 in. (364 x 137 cm)
LocationNational Museum of Art of Romania, Bucharest, Romania
http://www.mnar.arts.ro/en/discover/permanent-galleries/113-the-european-art-gallery/discover-the-works-in-the-european-art-gallery/272-el-greco-the-adoration-of-the-shepherds
Accession numberInv. 8423/457
Adoration of the Shepherds
Adoration of the Shepherds
Description: Baptism of Christ
Baptism of Christ
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 12
Creator nameGreco, El
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1597–1600
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions137 3/4 x 56 3/4 in. (350 x 144 cm)
LocationPrado, Madrid
https://www.museodelprado.es/en/the-collection/art-work/the-baptism-of-christ/388206cf-943c-46ac-911c-3b63a0ac0200?searchid=40893337-75d3-7e6c-016a-2a79cfd39eb7
Accession numberP00821
Baptism of Christ
Baptism of Christ
Description: Crucifixion
Crucifixion
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 12
Creator nameGreco, El
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1597–1600
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions122 7/8 x 66 1/2 in. (312 x 169 cm)
LocationPrado, Madrid
https://www.museodelprado.es/en/the-collection/art-work/the-crucifixion/9fd77a93-ec76-4482-8721-cc06ef0af815?searchid=e18c1123-63b9-231d-af8d-7eac3861c4eb
Accession numberP00823
Crucifixion
Crucifixion
Description: Resurrection
Resurrection
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 12
Creator nameGreco, El
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1597–1600
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions108 1/4 x 50 in. (275 x 127 cm)
LocationPrado, Madrid
https://www.museodelprado.es/en/the-collection/art-work/the-resurrection/2267dcd8-2b87-43b7-8104-0fb5070c4b5c?searchid=4213f911-6e15-9f43-c64a-0983020382a2
Accession numberP00825
Resurrection
Resurrection
Description: Pentecost
Pentecost
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 12
Creator nameGreco, El
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1600
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions108 1/4 x 50 in. (275 x 127 cm)
LocationPrado, Madrid
https://www.museodelprado.es/en/the-collection/art-work/pentecost/f83b921d-2380-4dc9-8532-b3c597dab1e8?searchid=f2431ef0-c777-9b7a-5d51-a9016400cecf
Accession numberP00828
Pentecost
Pentecost
Description: Saint Luke Painting the Virgin and Child
Saint Luke Painting the Virgin and Child
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 07
Creator nameGreco, El
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator rolePainter
Object typePainting
MaterialsTempera
Dimensions41 × 33 cm
LocationBenaki Museum, Athens, Greece
Saint Luke Painting the Virgin and Child
Saint Luke Painting the Virgin and Child

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