In his last years El Greco produced some of his finest portraits. The portrait of the charismatic friar Hortensio Félix Paravicino demonstrates to the full his capacity to evoke the spirit or the motions of the mind. El Greco brilliantly conveys Paravicino's intelligence, charisma and distinguished ambience. El Greco's ability to transcend the personality of his sitter to give expression to the character reached a peak in his powerful portrait of Jerónimo de Cevallos.

Suggested listening (streaming mp3, 22 minutes): Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata, BWV 82

Preview	Picture Data	Info
	St Luke 1605-10 Oil on canvas, 98 x 72 cm Cathedral, Toledo
	Christ Holding the Cross 1602-07 Oil on canvas, 66 x 53 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid
	Christ c. 1606 Oil on canvas, 98 x 78 cm Cathedral, Toledo
	Penitent Magdalen 1605-10 Oil on canvas, 118 x 105 cm Private collection
	The Agony in the Garden c. 1608 Oil on canvas, 170 x 112,5 cm Szépmûvészeti Múzeum, Budapest
	The Agony in the Garden (detail) c. 1608 Oil on canvas Szépmûvészeti Múzeum, Budapest
	Saints Peter and Paul 1605-08 Oil on canvas, 124 x 93,5 cm Nationalmuseum, Stockholm
	St John the Evangelist and St Francis c. 1608 Oil on canvas, 64 x 50 Museo del Prado, Madrid
	The Virgin of the Immaculate Conception 1605-10 Oil on canvas, 108 x 82 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid
	Fray Hortensio Félix Paravicino c. 1609 Oil on canvas, 112 x 86 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
	A Prelate 1600s Oil on canvas, 107 x 90 cm Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth
	Jerónimo de Cevallos c. 1610 Oil on canvas, 70,8 x 62,7 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid
	Jerónimo de Cevallos (detail) c. 1610 Oil on canvas Museo del Prado, Madrid
	Portrait of a Young Gentleman 1600s Oil on canvas, 55 x 49 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid
	Portrait of Dominican (or Trinitarian) Friar 1600s Oil on canvas, 35 x 26 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid