El Greco - History Lab https://historylab.es Wed, 18 May 2022 15:23:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://historylab.es/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-icono-historylab-32x32.jpg El Greco - History Lab https://historylab.es 32 32 Fray Hortensio Félix Paravicino https://historylab.es/fray-hortensio-felix-paravicino/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fray-hortensio-felix-paravicino Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:32:03 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/fray-hortensio-felix-paravicino/ Power elites

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]]> Seated portrait by El Greco showing a Trinitarian friar wearing shoes, well known for his intellectual gifts. This is reflected in the books he holds. It is an example of the sales of Spanish art made at the beginning of the 20th century, destined for North American collections.

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]]> The gentleman with his hand on his chest https://historylab.es/the-gentleman-with-his-hand-on-his-chest/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-gentleman-with-his-hand-on-his-chest Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:31:59 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/el-caballero-de-la-mano-en-el-pecho/ Power elites

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]]> Portrait of El Greco, by an anonymous nobleman. One of the emblems of Golden Age Spain. The knight must have been a member of the high nobility of Toledo, whose clothing, arms and gesture symbolise the virtues of the nobleman. He appears to be swearing an oath. He combines the elegance of the warrior with the elegance of the Spanish knight, dressed in black and defending the Catholic faith

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