Christ on the Cross Adored by Two Donors facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Christ on the Cross Adored by Two Donors |
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| Artist | El Greco |
| Year | c.1590 |
| Medium | oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 260 cm × 171 cm (100 in × 67 in) |
| Location | Louvre, Paris |
Christ on the Cross Adored by Two Donors is a famous painting created around 1590 by the artist El Greco. This artwork is made with oil paints on a canvas. Today, you can see it at the Louvre museum in Paris, France.
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About the Painting's Purpose
This painting was made for a special place. It was meant for a chapel inside a monastery in Toledo. A monastery is a building where monks live and worship.
Who Commissioned It?
The painting was "commissioned," meaning someone paid El Greco to create it. This person was one of the two figures shown in the painting. These figures are kneeling below the cross. Usually, paintings of the Crucifixion show the Virgin Mary and Saint John. But in this painting, two other people are shown instead.
Who Are the Donors?
For a long time, people thought these two figures were the Covarrubias brothers. They were the sons of a famous architect named Alonso de Covarrubias. However, experts now believe the person on the left is Dionisio Melgar. He was a canon, a type of priest, at the monastery. He might have been the one who asked El Greco to paint it. The person on the right is still a mystery. They might be Blas de Fuentechada or Pablo Rodríguez de Belalcázar.
The Painting's Journey
This artwork stayed in the monastery in Toledo for many years. In the 19th century, Louis Philippe of France bought it. He was a king of France. Later, in 1908, the painting was shown at an art exhibition in Paris. That's when the Louvre museum bought it. Now, it is a treasured part of their collection.
See also
- List of works by El Greco
