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- Reference number
- P02889
- Author
- El Greco (Spanish)
- Title
- The Savior
- Chronology
- 1610-1614
- Technique
- Support
- Measures
- 72 cm x 55 cm
- School
- Theme
- Shown
- Yes
- Entrance
- COMPRA
- Procedence
- Acquisition, 1946
In this painting, the figure of The
Savior combines the Byzantine
tradition —a rhomboidal halo— with
the Western one, where there are
also iconographic precedents of the
Salvador Mundi (Christ offering his
blessing with his right hand and
resting his left one on the earth's
globe).
This work is part of a series of
Apostles made for the church of
Almadrones, Guadalajara. With only
slight variations, it repeats the
model of the Apostles at Toledo
Cathedral and the House and Museum
of El Greco in the same city. Four
canvases from this series are at
the Prado Museum. The participation
of the master's workshop is visible
in them.
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