Image: IIIF / Art Institute of Chicago · Public Domain
View on museum siteThe Feast in the House of Simon
El Greco (Doménikos Theotokópoulos; Greek, active in Spain, 1541–1614) Workshop of El Greco (Doménikos Theotokópoulos; Greek, active in Spain, 1541–1614)
Date
c. 1608–14
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
143.3 × 100.4 cm (56 7/16 × 39 1/2 in.); Framed: 172.7 × 129.5 × 10.2 cm (68 × 51 × 4 in.)
Origin
Greece
Classification
oil on canvas
Style
Mannerism
About This Work
Although this painting features the bold highlights, elongated figures, and vibrant colors characteristic of El Greco’s late career, the artist enlisted his workshop to execute some parts of the scene according to his original design. The heads of the figures reflect the work of different artists, probably including the artist’s son, Jorge Manuel, a leader of the workshop in its later years. The fantastical architectural background is unlike any other by El Greco and may have been conceived by an assistant.
Credit Line
Gift of Joseph Winterbotham Collection