The Vision of Saint John
El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos) · ca. 1608–14 · Oil on canvas
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About this picture
The Vision of Saint John is a public-domain painting by El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos), dated ca. 1608–14. Oil on canvas. The file comes from The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
“The Vision of Saint John” (ca. 1608–14) has El Greco’s long figures, sharp color, and a space that feels slightly unstable, the manner of his years in Toledo.
About the artist
El Greco (1541–1614), Domenikos Theotokopoulos, was a Cretan painter who worked in Italy and then Toledo. The figures are long, the color is sharp, and the space often feels unstable.
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