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- Reference number
- P00828
- Author
- El Greco (Spanish)
- Title
- Pentecost
- Chronology
- 1596-1600
- Technique
- Support
- Measures
- 275 cm x 127 cm
- School
- Theme
- Shown
- Yes
- Entrance
- MUSEO DE LA TRINIDAD
- Procedence
- Trinity Museum
This work depicts the moment when
the Holy Ghost, in the form of
flames, rests on the Virgin and the
Apostles on Pentecost day in
Jerusalem, as is told in the book
of Acts.
The bald, bearded Apostle who looks
out at the viewer from the right of
the canvas has been identified as a
self-portrait, or as a portrait of
the artist's friend, Antonio de
Covarrubias.
This work was painted as part of
the main altarpiece for the church
of the Augustine College of María
de Aragón in Madrid. A sketch or
autograph reduction can be found in
the Zogheb collection in Paris. The
signature is on the second step, in
Greek letters. It was redone during
an old restoration.
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