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The Tears of Saint Peter (El Greco and studio, El Greco Museum)

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The Tears of Saint Peter is a c.1595-1600 oil on canvas painting now in the El Greco Museum, Toledo. It is signed doménikos theotokópolis (sic) e`poiei. It is X-433 in Harold Wethey's catalogue raisonné and 64-g in Tiziana Frati's.[1]

Cossío, Mayer and Camón Aznar attribute it to El Greco, whilst Halldor Soehner argues it is a repainted autograph work or a good studio work.[2] According to Wethey it is the best studio treatment of the theme but it is not in a good condition and has been overpainted.

Provenance

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  1. Taladriz, Valladolid
  2. Benigno de la vega Inclán, Toledo

See also

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References

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  1. ^ (in Spanish) Wethey. El Greco y su escuela. Vol. II. p. 270.
  2. ^ (in Spanish) Frati. La obra pictórica completa de El Greco. p. 103.