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GRECO, El: Portrait of a Man

GRECO, El
🖼 Portrait of a Man, 1586-90
Oil on cardboard
7.9 × 5.7 cm
New York, USA

Piercing dark eyes dominate this portrait, rendered with elongated features and cool grays characteristic of Spanish Mannerism. The psychological intensity and spiritual introspection El Greco achieved here influenced generations of modern portraiture and expressionist art.

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E. H. Gombrich
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