Painting by El Greco in the Escorial
Adoration of the Holy Name of Jesus Artist El Greco Year 1577-1579 Medium oil on canvas Dimensions 140 cm × 110 cm (55 in × 43 in) Location Monasterio de El Escorial, Madrid
Adoration of the Holy Name of Jesus El Greco , produced early in his Toledo period and now[when? in exhibition at the Galerias Reales in Madrid. It is also known in modern scholarship as La Gloria , The Dream of Philip II or Allegory of the Holy League .
The piece depicts the nominal "adoration of the Holy Name of Jesus. Beside Philip II are Pope Pius V and doge Sebastiano Venier , founders of the Holy League , and Don John of Austria , victor of the battle of Lepanto , all kneeling and worshipping the Holy Name of Jesus in the upper register, where it is surrounded by angels. In the bottom right is a hell-mouth in the form of Leviathan , influenced by Hieronymus Bosch . The colouring also shows the influence of the Venetian school and Michelangelo on the artist.
Some art historians believe it is the first work commissioned from the artist by Philip II of Spain , who is shown at the bottom centre of the work. The National Gallery, London holds a preparatory sketch for it.
ÁLVAREZ LOPERA, José, El Greco , Madrid, Arlanza, 2005, Biblioteca «Descubrir el Arte», (colección «Grandes maestros»). ISBN 84-9550-344-1 .
SCHOLZ-HÄNSEL, Michael, El Greco , Colonia, Taschen , 2003. ISBN 978-3-8228-3173-1 .
https://web.archive.org/web/20100918075748/http://www.artehistoria.jcyl.es/genios/cuadros/6304.htm
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