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Painting by El Greco
Portrait of Giulio Clovio Artist El Greco Year c. 1571 Medium oil on canvas Dimensions 58 cm × 86 cm (23 in × 34 in) Location Museo nazionale di Capodimonte, Naples
Portrait of Giulio Clovio El Greco c. 1571 . It was commissioned by Italian cardinal Alessandro Farnese during the artist's stay in Rome. It formed part of the Farnese collection . Charles of Bourbon inherited it in 1734 and moved it to Naples, where it now hangs in the Museo di Capodimonte .[ 1]
Its subject Giulio Clovio (born 1498, Croatia) was a noted miniaturist, called "the Michelangelo of the miniature" by Giorgio Vasari . He had helped El Greco settle in Rome. Clovio is shown holding his masterpiece work, the Farnese Hours [ 2]
(in Spanish) J. Álvarez Lopera, El Greco , Madrid, Arlanza (2005), Biblioteca «Descubrir el Arte», (colección «Grandes maestros»). ISBN 84-95503-44-1 (in Spanish) M. Scholz-Hanzsel, El Greco , Colonia, Taschen (2003). ISBN 978-3-8228-3173-1
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The Martyrdom of Saint Maurice The Tears of Saint Peter
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Agony in the Garden
Christ on the Cross Adored by Two Donors c. 1590 )The Penitent Saint Peter c. 1590 –1595)Saint Louis Virgin Mary (Mater Dolorosa) c. 1594 –1604)Holy Family c. 1595 )Christ Taking Leave of his Mother Saint Andrew and Saint Francis Saint Francis Receiving the Stigmata Adoration of the Shepherds
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