Entre lo divino y lo humano: los Grecos de la Capilla de San José de Toledo

Authors

  • Félix Monguilot Benzal

Keywords:

El Greco, Chapel of San Joseph Toledo, Saint Martin and the Beggar, Madonna and Child with the Saints Martina and Agnes, Peter Widener

Abstract

The paper focuses on the history of the canvases that the painter El Greco made for the Chapel of San Jos. in the Spanish city of Toledo. The master signed a contract in 1597 for the completion of four canvases for the three altars of the chapel. The main altar included a big retable with the image of Saint Joseph, culminated with the Crowning of the Virgin. The other paintings were conceived for the side altars and represented Saint Martin and the Beggar and the Madonna and Child with two saints. These two canvases remained inside the chapel until 1907. After being brought to Paris, they were acquired by the American financier Peter Widener. They stayed in Philadelphia until 1942, when they were donated to the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC. The paper analyzes these two paintings, but also the consequences of their removal from their original context.

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Published

2015-03-01

How to Cite

Monguilot Benzal, F. (2015) “Entre lo divino y lo humano: los Grecos de la Capilla de San José de Toledo”, Atrio. Revista de Historia del Arte. Sevilla, España, (21), pp. 54–69. Available at: https://www.upo.es/revistas/index.php/atrio/article/view/2576 (Accessed: 8 May 2025).

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