Adoration of the Holy Name of Jesus

Painting by El Greco in the Escorial

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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 is a 1577-1579 oil on canvas painting by 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.

## Description

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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.

## Production

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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.

## See also

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* List of works by El Greco

## Bibliography

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* 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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Paintings|

* Adoration of the Magi (Athens, c. 1565–1567)
* Dormition of the Virgin (1565–1566)
* Healing of the Man Born Blind
* Dresden, 1567
* Parma, c. 1573
* Modena Triptych (1567–1569)
* Baptism of Christ (Heraklion, 1567–1569)
* Last Supper (1568)
* Flight into Egypt (1570)
* Annunciation
* Prado, 1570
* Thyssen-Bornemisza, 1575–1576
* Illescas, 1600–1605
* Purification of the Temple
* Washington, 1570
* Minneapolis, 1570
* New York, 1595–1600
* London, 1600
* Madrid, 1609
* The Fable (1570–1575)
* Entombment of Christ (1570–1576)
* El Soplón (1571–1572)
* Pietà (1571–1576)
* Penitent Magdalene (1576–1578)
* Saint Sebastian (1576–1579)
* Santo Domingo el Antiguo Altarpiece (1577)
* Saint Lawrence's Vision of the Madonna and Child (1577)
* Adoration of the Holy Name of Jesus (1577–1579) (preparatory sketch)
* Assumption of the Virgin (1577–1579)
* Disrobing of Christ (El Expolio) (1577–1579)
* Holy Trinity (c. 1577–1579)
* Saint Anthony of Padua (1580)
* Christ Carrying the Cross
* New York, c. 1580
* Barcelona, 1590–1595
* Madrid, 1597–1600
* The Martyrdom of Saint Maurice (1580–1582)
* The Tears of Saint Peter
* Barnard Castle, 1580–1589
* Mexico City, 1587–1596
* Oslo, c. 1590
* San Diego, c.1590-1595
* Sitges, c.1595-1600
* Toledo, El Greco Museum, c. 1595-1600
* Washington D. C., c.1600-1605
* Toledo, Lerma Museum Foundation, c.1605-1610
* Toledo Cathedral, 1620-1630
* The Immaculate Conception with Saint John the Evangelist (c. 1585)
* Saint Francis Receiving the Stigmata (Baltimore, c. 1585)
* The Burial of the Count of Orgaz (1586)
* Holy Family (1586–1588)
* Holy Face of Jesus (1586–1595)
* Saint Peter and Saint Paul
* Barcelona, 1587–1592
* Saint Petersburg, c. 1587–1592
* Agony in the Garden
* London, 1590
* Andújar, 1597–1607
* Christ on the Cross Adored by Two Donors (c. 1590)
* The Penitent Saint Peter (c. 1590–1595)
* Saint Louis (1592–1595)
* Virgin Mary (Mater Dolorosa) (c. 1594–1604)
* Holy Family (c. 1595)
* Christ Taking Leave of his Mother (1595)
* Saint Andrew and Saint Francis (1595–1598)
* Saint Francis Receiving the Stigmata (Pau, before 1595)
* Adoration of the Shepherds
* Bucharest, 1596
* Rome, 1596–1600
* Valencia, 1602
* New York, 1605–1610
* Madrid, 1612–1614
* Doña María de Aragón Altarpiece (1596–1599)
* View of Toledo (1596–1600)
* Baptism of Christ (Rome, 1596–1600)
* Virgin Mary (1597)
* Saint Martin and the Beggar (1597–1599)
* The Virgin of Charity (1597–1603)
* Allegory of the Camaldolese Order (c. 1597)
* Saint John the Baptist (1597–1607)
* Saint John the Evangelist and Saint Francis (c. 1600)
* Saint Bernardino of Siena (1603)
* Nativity (1603–1605)
* Coronation of the Virgin (1603–1605)
* Marriage of the Virgin (1603–1607)
* Saint John the Evangelist (c. 1605)
* The Apparition of the Virgin to Saint Hyacinth (c. 1605–1610)
* The Immaculate Conception (1607–1613)
* Saint Peter (1608)
* View and Plan of Toledo (1608)
* Concert of Angels (1608)
* The Saviour (1608–1614)
* Saint Thomas the Apostle (1608–1614)
* Opening of the Fifth Seal (1608–1614)
* Saint Jerome (1609)
* Saint Ildefonsus (1609)
* Saint Francis and Brother Leo (1609)
* Saint James the Great (1610)
* Saint Luke (1610–1614)
* Laocoön (1610–1614)
* Saint Paul (1610–1614)
* Saint Sebastian (c.1610–1614)
* Saint Sebastian (1610–1614)
* Julián Romero and Saint Julian (1612–1614)

Portraits|

* Portrait of Giulio Clovio (c. 1571)
* Portrait of Vincenzo Anastagi (1571–1576)
* Portrait of a Clergyman (1577)
* The Nobleman with his Hand on his Chest (c. 1580)
* Portrait of a Doctor (1582–1585)
* Portrait of a Gentleman (c. 1586)
* Portrait of Rodrigo Vázquez de Arce (c. 1587–1597; lost, known from a copy)
* Portrait of an Elderly Man (1587–1600)
* Portrait of Antonio de Covarrubias (1595–1600)
* Self-Portrait (1595–1600)
* Portrait of Jorge Manuel Theotocópuli (c. 1597–1603)
* Portrait of Diego de Covarrubias (c. 1600)
* Portrait of a Young Nobleman (1600–1605)
* Cardinal Fernando Niño de Guevara (c. 1600)
* Portrait of an Unknown Gentleman (1603–1607)
* Portrait of Fray Hortensio Félix Paravacino (1609)
* Portrait of Juan Pardo de Tavera (1609)
* Portrait of Jerónimo de Cevallos (1609–1613)
* Portrait of Francisco de Pisa (1610–1614)

Museums|

* El Greco Museum, Toledo
* Museum of El Greco, Crete

Related|

* Jorge Manuel Theotocópuli (son)
* Lady in Ermine (1947 film)
* El Greco (1966 film)
* El Greco (1998 album)
* El Greco (2007 film)
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