''Saint Peter'' is a 1608 oil on canvas painting produced by
El Greco
Doménikos Theotokópoulos (, ; 1 October 1541 7 April 1614), most widely known as El Greco (; "The Greek"), was a Greek painter, sculptor and architect of the Spanish Renaissance, regarded as one of the greatest artists of all time. ...
in Toledo towards the end of his life. It is now in the
Monasterio del Escorial near
Madrid
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.
It shows
the apostle standing atop a mountain holding a set of keys, referring to Christ's commission to Peter as "the rock upon which I will build my church. I will give you the
keys of the kingdom of heaven." (Matthew 16: 18–19). The heavy drapery and the disproportion between the head and the body are typical of the artist.
See also
*
List of works by El Greco
Bibliography
* ÁLVAREZ LOPERA, José, ''El Greco'', Madrid, Arlanza, 2005, Biblioteca «Descubrir el Arte», (colección «Grandes maestros»). .
* SCHOLZ-HÄNSEL, Michael, ''El Greco'', Colonia,
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History
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1608 paintings
El Greco
Doménikos Theotokópoulos (, ; 1 October 1541 7 April 1614), most widely known as El Greco (; "The Greek"), was a Greek painter, sculptor and architect of the Spanish Renaissance, regarded as one of the greatest artists of all time. ...
Paintings by El Greco
Spanish royal collection
Paintings in El Escorial