O espolio el greco biography
The disrobing of christ meaning
The Disrobing of Christ or El Expolio (Latin: Exspolĭum) is a painting by El Greco begun in the summer of and completed in the spring of for the High Altar of the sacristy of the Cathedral of Toledo, where it still normally hangs.
Where was el greco born
El Greco's painting, El Espolio (The Disrobing of Christ), was among the very first he executed in Toledo, the Spanish city in which he spent the greater part of his life and career.
El greco mannerism
His earliest important work is "El Espolio", which adorns the high altar in Toledo, but by far his greatest painting is the famous "Burial of the Count of Orgaz" in the Church of Santo Tomé.
The disrobing of christ el greco
El Espolio (or The Disrobing of Christ), a painting begun in the summer of and completed in the spring of for the High Altar of the sacristy of the Cathedral of Toledo, where it still .