On-line gallery
- Reference number
- P00815
- Author
- El Greco (Spanish)
- Title
- Saint Anthony of Padua
- Chronology
- Ca. 1586
- Technique
- Support
- Measures
- 104 cm x 79 cm
- School
- Theme
- Shown
- Yes
- Entrance
- MUSEO DE LA TRINIDAD
- Procedence
- Trinity Museum
An exceptional depiction of this
saint from Lisbon holding a spray
of white lilies in his right hand.
In his left hand is a book with a
small image of the Christ Child, a
later addition that adapts this
painting to the most common
iconography of this Franciscan
saint.
The sculptural style of the saint's
figure, the signature of El Greco,
and the tenebrous background are
similar to other works from the
artist's first period in Toledo.
This work is signed on the upper
edge of the book in Greek capital
letters.
Location on the map
