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El Greco's Resurrection was painted around 1597-1600 for the altarpiece of the Colegio de Doña María de Aragón in Madrid and is now in the Museo del Prado. It shows the risen Christ ascending above a crowded group of startled soldiers, whose bodies twist through a steep and compressed space. The elongated anatomy, intense color, and upward movement are characteristic of El Greco's mature religious painting.
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Where is El Greco's Resurrection currently housed?
The painting is held in the Museo del Prado in Madrid, where it is part of the museum's collection of works by El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos). It was originally created around 1597–1600 for a specific altarpiece commission in Madrid.
What altarpiece was El Greco's Resurrection painted for?
It was painted for the altarpiece of the Colegio de Doña María de Aragón in Madrid, an institution named after its royal patroness. El Greco produced several canvases for this commission, of which the Resurrection was a central panel.
How does El Greco depict the Resurrection scene?
The painting shows the risen Christ surging upward above a dense group of startled soldiers whose bodies twist and scatter in reaction. El Greco used steep foreshortening, elongated figures, and swirling drapery to create a vertical, visionary composition characteristic of his mature style.
What period of El Greco's career does this Resurrection come from?
It dates from El Greco's Toledo period, around 1597–1600, when he was receiving major Spanish commissions and had fully developed his distinctive mannerist style. By this point he had been working in Spain for roughly two decades since leaving Italy.
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