Portrait of Rodrigo Vázquez de Arce explained

Portrait of Rodrigo Vázquez de Arce
Artist:	Anonymous, after El Greco
Height Metric:	62.5
Width Metric:	42
Medium:	oil on canvas
Museum:	Museo del Prado
City:	Madrid

Portrait of Rodrigo Vázquez de Arce is an anonymous copy of a lost 1587-1597 painting by El Greco. It is now in the Museo del Prado in Madrid.^[1] It shows Rodrigo Vázquez de Arce, president of the Council of Castille, who also features in the same artist's The Burial of Count Orgaz.^[2] Although it is different from other portraits by the artist, it still shows the strong influence of Titian and Tintoretto, who he had met in Venice.^{[3] [4]}

See also

• List of works by El Greco

Notes and References

1. Web site: "Rodrigo Vázquez de Arce, presidente de los Consejos de Hacienda y de Castilla". es.
2. ÁLVAREZ LOPERA, José, El Greco, Madrid, Arlanza, 2005, Biblioteca «Descubrir el Arte», (colección «Grandes maestros»). .
3. SCHOLZ-HÄNSEL, Michael, El Greco, Colonia, Taschen, 2003. .
4. ArteHistoria.com. «Rodrigo Vázquez». [Consulta: 29.05.2011].