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GRECO, El (b. 1541, Candia, d. 1614, Toledo) |
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The Coronation of the Virgin1591Oil on canvas, 105 x 80 cm Museo de Santa Cruz, Toledo | |
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The painting was part of the High Altar in the parish church of Talavera la Vieja in Toledo. The other two paintings belonging to the altarpiece represent Sts Andrew and Peter. In this painting El Greco set the general pattern for the subject, to be repeated in the Capilla de San José, Toledo (1597-99) and at Illescas (1603-05). | |
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