In addition to major altarpieces, El Greco did a booming trade in devotional pictures. Although rarely documented, these work supplied the artist's daily bread and were produced by him and his workshop in impressive quantities. It appears that he had a sort of sample case which could be shown to prospective customers, who would choose from reduced versions stored in a small room. The reason for the popularity of El Greco's devotional paintings is obvious: they are brilliantly rendered, and they also capture the piety and emotion of Counter-Reformation spirituality. Examples are St Peter in Penitence, and Mary Magdalen in Penitence.

Preview	Picture Data	Info
	The Veil of St Veronica 1580-82 Oil on canvas, 51 x 66 cm Private collection
	Mary Magdalen in Penitence 1580-85 Oil on canvas, 108 x 87 cm Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City
	Nobleman with his Hand on his Chest 1583-85 Oil on canvas, 81 x 66 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid
	Portrait of a Gentleman 1580-85 Oil on canvas, 66 x 55 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid
	The Disrobing of Christ 1583-84 Oil on canvas, 165 x 99 cm Alte Pinakothek, Munich
	The Virgin of the Immaculate Conception and St John c. 1585 Oil on canvas, 237 x 118 cm Museo de Santa Cruz, Toledo
	The Holy Family c. 1585 Oil on canvas, 106 x 87,5 cm The Hispanic Society of America, New York
	St Francis Praying 1580s Oil on canvas, 116 x 102 cm Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, Nebraska
	St Peter in Penitence 1580s Oil on canvas, 109 x 90 cm Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle