Artwork details · 2026-04-16

The Disrobing of Christ

by El Greco · 1578

The Disrobing of Christ by El Greco

Artist

Doménikos Theotokópoulos, most widely known as El Greco, was a Greek painter, sculptor and architect of the Spanish Renaissance, regarded as one of the greatest artists of all time. El Greco was a nickname, and the artist normally signed his paintings with his full birth name in Greek letters often adding the word Κρής, which means "Cretan" in Ancient Greek.

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Artwork

The Disrobing of Christ by El Greco (1578) is currently displayed at cathédrale Sainte-Marie de Tolède.

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Quick facts

Artist
El Greco
Year
1578
Movement
Mannerism
Country
Greece
Location
cathédrale Sainte-Marie de Tolède