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Pietà (El Greco)

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Painting by El Greco
Pietà
ArtistEl Greco
Year1571-1576
Mediumtempera on panel
Dimensions28.9 cm × 20 cm (11.4 in × 7.9 in)
LocationPhiladelphia Museum of Art

Pietà is a 1571-1576 painting by El Greco, produced just after his arrival in Rome and with clear influence from Michelangelo, although the triangular composition is El Greco's own invention. In the background is a landscape scene. It is now in the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

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Bibliography

  • (in Spanish) ÁLVAREZ LOPERA, José, El Greco, Madrid, Arlanza, 2005, Biblioteca «Descubrir el Arte», (colección «Grandes maestros»). ISBN 84-9550-344-1.
  • (in Spanish) SCHOLZ-HÄNSEL, Michael, El Greco, Colonia, Taschen, 2003. ISBN 978-3-8228-3173-1.

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