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Artist supplied description.
Although this painting features the bold highlights, elongated figures, and vibrant colors characteristic of El Greco’s late career, the artist enlisted his workshop to execute some parts of the scene according to his original design. The heads of the figures reflect the work of different artists, probably including the artist’s son, Jorge Manuel, a leader of the workshop in its later years. The fantastical architectural background is unlike any other by El Greco and may have been conceived by an assistant.
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| Medium | oil paint (paint) |
| Dimensions | 100 × 143 Cm |
| Tags | religious scenesarchitechturearchitecturalarchitecturearchitecturebiblicalChristian subjectsChristianityfeastGreekinteriorJesusmenplatesreligionreligiousreligious figurestableUtensilCentury of Progressworld's fairsChicago World's Fairs |
| Certificate | Certificate not provided |
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Chain of custody, exhibitions, and verification milestones synced from the provenance service.
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Possibly in the artist’s possession at the time of his death, 1614 [three versions of this subject were recorded in the 1621 inventory of all the goods owned by El Greco’s son, Jorge Manuel Theotocopoulos, who was his father’s sole heir
Possibly in the artist’s possession at the time of his death, 1614 [three versions of this subject were recorded in the 1621 inventory of all the goods owned by El Greco’s son, Jorge Manuel Theotocopoulos, who was his father’s sole heir
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however, no work of this subject appears in El Greco’s own estate inventory
however, no work of this subject appears in El Greco’s own estate inventory
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“The Genius of El Greco: Masterpieces from the Art Institute of Chicago,” El Eco de Virginia no. 116, Summer Series, 10
“The Genius of El Greco: Masterpieces from the Art Institute of Chicago,” El Eco de Virginia no. 116, Summer Series, 10 (color ill.).
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Rebecca J. Long, ed., El Greco: Ambition and Defiance, exh. cat.
Rebecca J. Long, ed., El Greco: Ambition and Defiance, exh. cat. (Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 2020), 152, 166–67 cat. 54, 194.
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Thomas Connors, "Master Plans: The Art Institute takes a good hard look at the great El Greco," Splash Magazine
Thomas Connors, "Master Plans: The Art Institute takes a good hard look at the great El Greco," Splash Magazine (March 2020), 13 (color ill.)
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exhibition
Paris, Grand Palais, Greco, October 14, 2019–February 10, 2020, cat. 73; Art Institute of Chicago, El Greco: Ambition and Defiance, March 7–June 21, 2020, cat. 54.
Paris, Grand Palais, Greco, October 14, 2019–February 10, 2020, cat. 73; Art Institute of Chicago, El Greco: Ambition and Defiance, March 7–June 21, 2020, cat. 54.
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Guillaume Kientz, ed., Greco, exh. cat.
Guillaume Kientz, ed., Greco, exh. cat. (Paris: RMN Editions, 2019), 214–15 cat. 73, 235.
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Toledo, Museo de Santa Cruz, El Greco: Painter and Master [Arte y Oficio], September 8-December 9, 2014, cat. 80 (ill.).
Toledo, Museo de Santa Cruz, El Greco: Painter and Master [Arte y Oficio], September 8-December 9, 2014, cat. 80 (ill.).
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José Álvarez Lopera, "El Problema Jorge Manuel," in El Greco Arte y Oficio by Leticia Ruiz Gómez, editor, Museo de Santa Cruz, exh. cat.
José Álvarez Lopera, "El Problema Jorge Manuel," in El Greco Arte y Oficio by Leticia Ruiz Gómez, editor, Museo de Santa Cruz, exh. cat. (Fundación EL Greco, 2014), 176-177 (color ill.), cat. 80.
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Martha Wolff, ed., Northern European and Spanish Paintings before 1600 in the Art Institute of Chicago
Martha Wolff, ed., Northern European and Spanish Paintings before 1600 in the Art Institute of Chicago (Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago; New Haven: Yale University Press, 2008), 67-72, ill.
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Juan Antonio Gaya Nuño, La pintura española fuera de España: Historia y Catálogo
Juan Antonio Gaya Nuño, La pintura española fuera de España: Historia y Catálogo (Madrid: Espasa-Calpe, 1958), 206 no. 1419.
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Halldor Soehner, “Greco in Spainien. Teil I. Grecos Stilentwicklung in Spanien,” Münchner jahrbuch der bildenden Kunst, 8
Halldor Soehner, “Greco in Spainien. Teil I. Grecos Stilentwicklung in Spanien,” Münchner jahrbuch der bildenden Kunst, 8 (1957): 180–81, 183–84, 186.
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Paul Guinard El Greco: Biographical and Critical Study
Paul Guinard El Greco: Biographical and Critical Study (New York: Skira, 1956), 44–45, 100 (ill.).
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Louis Réau, Iconographie de l’art chrétien, vol. 2, pt. 2
Louis Réau, Iconographie de l’art chrétien, vol. 2, pt. 2 (Paris: Presses universitaires de France, 1956), 328. Open Shelf N7830 .R37 1955
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The Art Institute of Chicago, An Illustrated Guide to the Collections of The Art Institute of Chicago
The Art Institute of Chicago, An Illustrated Guide to the Collections of The Art Institute of Chicago (Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago, 1956), 29.
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Antonia Vallentin, El Greco, trans. Andrew Révai and Robin Chancellor
Antonia Vallentin, El Greco, trans. Andrew Révai and Robin Chancellor (Garden City, N.Y.:Doubleday & Company, 1955), 240–42, pl. 79.
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Bertina Suida Manning, “El Greco y el arte italiano,” Archivo español de arte 24
Bertina Suida Manning, “El Greco y el arte italiano,” Archivo español de arte 24 (1951): 204–05, pl. 3.
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Walter Nigg, Maler des Ewigen: Meditationen über religiöse Kunst
Walter Nigg, Maler des Ewigen: Meditationen über religiöse Kunst (Zurich and Stuttgart: Artemis, 1951), 212–13. ILL’d 3/10/2020: Request 54399
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“Recent Acquisitions,” Pictures on Exhibit 12, no. 4
“Recent Acquisitions,” Pictures on Exhibit 12, no. 4 (January 1950): 44–45 (ill.).
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Philadelphia Museum of Art, Diamond Jubilee Exhibition: Masterpieces of Painting, November 4, 1950 – February 11, 1951, cat. 29.
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Diamond Jubilee Exhibition: Masterpieces of Painting, November 4, 1950 – February 11, 1951, cat. 29.
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Frederick A. Sweet, “Tintoretto and El Greco,” Bulletin of the Art Institute of Chicago 44, no. 2
Frederick A. Sweet, “Tintoretto and El Greco,” Bulletin of the Art Institute of Chicago 44, no. 2 (April-May 1950): 22–26 (ill.).
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José Camón Aznar, Dominico Greco, vol. 2
José Camón Aznar, Dominico Greco, vol. 2 (Madrid: Espada-Calpe, 1950), 900–02, 1360, no. 77, fig. 700; rev. ed., Madrid: Espasa-Calpe, 1970, vol. 2, 903–05, 1341, no. 79, fig. 763.
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Diamond Jubilee Exhibition: Masterpieces of Painting, exh. cat.
Diamond Jubilee Exhibition: Masterpieces of Painting, exh. cat. (Philadelphia, 1950), cat. 29.
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acquired by the Art Institute as a purchase of the Winterbotham Fund, 1949.
acquired by the Art Institute as a purchase of the Winterbotham Fund, 1949.
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Loan Exhibition of Great Paintings in aid of Allies Merchant Seamen, exh. cat.
Loan Exhibition of Great Paintings in aid of Allies Merchant Seamen, exh. cat. (Ontario: The Navy League of Canada Ontario division; Toronto: The Art Gallery, 1944), 22 (ill.), 23 cat. 30 [as Christ in the House of Simon].
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“Coast to Coast in Art: Toronto,” Canadian Art 1
“Coast to Coast in Art: Toronto,” Canadian Art 1 (1944): 117 (ill.).
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exhibition
Art Gallery of Toronto, Loan Exhibition of Great Paintings in Aid of Allied Merchant Seamen, February 4–March 5, 1944, cat. 30, as Christ in the House of Simon.
Art Gallery of Toronto, Loan Exhibition of Great Paintings in Aid of Allied Merchant Seamen, February 4–March 5, 1944, cat. 30, as Christ in the House of Simon.
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Oskar Hagen, Patterns and Principles of Spanish Art, rev. ed.
Oskar Hagen, Patterns and Principles of Spanish Art, rev. ed. (Madison: The University of Wisconsin Press 1943), 143.
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Elizabeth du Gué Trapier, “The Son of El Greco,” Notes Hispanic 3
Elizabeth du Gué Trapier, “The Son of El Greco,” Notes Hispanic 3 (1943), 12.
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Norfolk, Va., Chrysler Museum of Art, The Genius of El Greco: Masterpieces from the Art Institute of Chicago, July 1–October 18, 1998, no cat.
Norfolk, Va., Chrysler Museum of Art, The Genius of El Greco: Masterpieces from the Art Institute of Chicago, July 1–October 18, 1998, no cat.
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José Álvarez Lopera, El Greco: La obra esencial
José Álvarez Lopera, El Greco: La obra esencial (Madrid: Sílex, 1993) 293, no. 304.
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N. G. Obnovlenskaia, ed., Masterpieces of Western European Painting of the XVIth–XXth Centuries from the Museums of the European Countries and USA, exh. cat.
N. G. Obnovlenskaia, ed., Masterpieces of Western European Painting of the XVIth–XXth Centuries from the Museums of the European Countries and USA, exh. cat. (Lenningrad [St. Petersburg]: Iskusstvo, 1989), 20 cat. 7 [Shedevry zapadnoevropeĭskoĭ zhivopisi: XVI-XX vekov iz muzeev stran evropy i ssha].
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Leningrad (St. Petersburg), State Hermitage Museum, Masterpieces of Western European Painting of the XVIth–XXth Centuries from the Museums of the European Countries and USA, October 17-November 30, 1989, cat. 7.
Leningrad (St. Petersburg), State Hermitage Museum, Masterpieces of Western European Painting of the XVIth–XXth Centuries from the Museums of the European Countries and USA, October 17-November 30, 1989, cat. 7.
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Kokuritsu Seiyō Bijutsukan, ed. El Greco Exhibition. Exh. cat.
Kokuritsu Seiyō Bijutsukan, ed. El Greco Exhibition. Exh. cat. (Tokyo: The National Museum of Western Art / The Tokyo Shimbun, 1986), 165 cat. 45, 210–11.
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Tokyo, National Museum of Western Art, El Greco Exhibition, October 18–December 14, 1986, cat. 45; Nara Prefectural Museum of Art, January 6–March 1, 1987; Aichi Prefectural Art Gallery, March 11–March 24, 1987 [Tokyo only].
Tokyo, National Museum of Western Art, El Greco Exhibition, October 18–December 14, 1986, cat. 45; Nara Prefectural Museum of Art, January 6–March 1, 1987; Aichi Prefectural Art Gallery, March 11–March 24, 1987 [Tokyo only].
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Lyn DelliQuadri, The Joseph Winterbotham Collection: A Living tradition
Lyn DelliQuadri, The Joseph Winterbotham Collection: A Living tradition (Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 1986), 12, 37 (ill.), 56, 62.; repr. Art Institute of Chicago Museum Studies 20, 2 (1994): 107, 110n10.
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Lucien Schwob, Fulgurance et magie picturale: Le Greco, Velasquez
Lucien Schwob, Fulgurance et magie picturale: Le Greco, Velasquez (Lausanne: Age d'homme, 1984), 43.
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A Portrait of an Era: Rue Winterbotham Carpenter and the Arts Club of Chicago, exh. cat.
A Portrait of an Era: Rue Winterbotham Carpenter and the Arts Club of Chicago, exh. cat. (Chicago: Arts Club of Chicago, 1983) n.p.
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Manuel B. Cossío, El Greco
Manuel B. Cossío, El Greco (Madrid: Espasa-Calpe, 1981), cover image, cat. 54, 192, 274
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Edi Baccheschi, El Greco, trans. Jane Carroll
Edi Baccheschi, El Greco, trans. Jane Carroll (New York: Rizzoli, 1980) 88 (ill.), no. 141a.
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John D. Morse, Old master paintings in North America: Over 3000 Masterpieces by 50 Great Artists
John D. Morse, Old master paintings in North America: Over 3000 Masterpieces by 50 Great Artists (New York: Abbeville Press, 1979), 154.
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Jacques Lassaigne, El Greco, trans. Jane Brenton
Jacques Lassaigne, El Greco, trans. Jane Brenton (London: Thames and Hudson, 1973), 170, fig. 128.
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José Gudiol, Doménikos Theotokópoulos, El Greco, 1541–1614
José Gudiol, Doménikos Theotokópoulos, El Greco, 1541–1614 (Barcelona: Adiciones Poligrafa, 1971), 277, 356, no. 231, fig. 257; Eng. ed., trans. Kenneth Lyons, (London: Secker & Warburg, 1973).
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Tiziana Frati, L’opera completa del Greco
Tiziana Frati, L’opera completa del Greco (Milan: Rizzoli, 1969), 121, no. 159b (ill.).
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Georg J. Reimann, El Greco
Georg J. Reimann, El Greco (Leipzig: E.A. Seeman, 1966), 52–53, pl. 56.
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Harold E. Wethey, El Greco and His School vol.1
Harold E. Wethey, El Greco and His School vol.1 (Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1962), 50, fig. 182; vol. 2, 45, no. 65; rev. Spanish ed., trans. Carlos Cid (Madrid, 1967) vol. 1, p. 66, pl. 162; vol. 2, p. 60, no. 65.
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Art Institute of Chicago, Paintings in The Art Institute of Chicago: A Catalogue of the Picture Collection
Art Institute of Chicago, Paintings in The Art Institute of Chicago: A Catalogue of the Picture Collection (Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 1961), 96 (ill.), 205–06.
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Pál Kelemen, El Greco Revisited: Candia, Venice, Toledo
Pál Kelemen, El Greco Revisited: Candia, Venice, Toledo (New York: Macmillan, 1961), 129–30, pl. 81c.
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Karl Ipser, El Greco: Der Maler des christlichen Weltbildes
Karl Ipser, El Greco: Der Maler des christlichen Weltbildes (Berlin: Klinkhardt & Biermann, 1960), 276–84 (ill.).
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Hugo Kehrer, Greco in Toledo: Höhe und Vollendung, 1577–1614
Hugo Kehrer, Greco in Toledo: Höhe und Vollendung, 1577–1614 (Stuttgart: W. Kohlhammer, 1960), 65–67, 99, pl. 72.
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