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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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