Saint Ildefonsus (El Greco, El Escorial) Explained

Saint Ildefonsus
Artist:El Greco
Year:1609
Medium:oil on canvas
Height Metric:222
Width Metric:105
Museum:Monasterio de El Escorial
City:Madrid

Saint Ildefonsus is a 1609 painting by El Greco. It and his Saint Peter were both painted for the Church of San Vicente, Toledo. It has also previously been misidentified as Pope Eugene I or saint Blaise. It is now in the Real Monasterio de San Lorenzo de El Escorial.

Ildefonsus is shown in a chasuble, pallium and mitre, holding a bishop's staff and an open book. The full robes emphasise the model's anatomy, showing Michelangelo's influence on El Greco.

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