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The Disrobing of Christ or El Expolio (Latin: Exspolĭum) is a painting by El Greco begun in the summer of 1577 and completed in the spring of 1579 for the High Altar of the sacristy of the Cathedral of Toledo, where it still normally hangs.
El Greco preferred the dynamism of Correggio and the elegance of Parmigianino, and he considered the colour and light of the Venetians as the only possible means of portraying and imitating nature, thereby reinforcing the beauty of reality through art. El Greco’s second Christ Driving the Money-changers from the Temple (c.
The Disrobing of Christ, El Greco. 1577-79. Oil on canvas. Toledo Cathedral. El Greco sets the scene on Golgotha, where Mary and Mary Magdalene in the lower left corner watch a workman drill a starter hole in the cross. The artist has reimagined the scene somewhat.
The Crucifixion. 1597 - 1600. Oil on canvas. Room 009B. A night view of Calvary with a markedly Eucharistic character. Mary Magdalene, at Christ´s feet, and three angels collecting the blood of the slain Savior, appear framed by the figures of the Virgin and Saint John the Evangelist.
There are also four drawings among the surviving works of El Greco; three of them are preparatory works for the altarpiece of Santo Domingo el Antiguo and the fourth is a study for one of his paintings, The Crucifixion.
4 Ιουλ 2022 · Let’s take a closer look at Christ Carrying the Cross by El Greco, a defining painting by the artist for several reasons. Table of Contents show. 1. It was painted shortly after the artist arrived in Toledo. El Greco was born in Candi, modern-day Crete, a major island that is part of Greece today.
It is also a significant example of his painting, which owes much to the compositions and figurative models of his fundamental teacher in Toledo: El Greco. This depiction of Christ, lifeless on the cross and flanked by the Virgin Mary and Saint John, is considered one of the finest of many images of Calvary painted by this artist from Toledo.
