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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 in the Monasterio de El Escorial in Madrid. It is also known in modern scholarship as La Gloria, The Dream of Philip II or Allegory of the Holy League.

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

Description

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

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.

Bibliography

• 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

На других языках

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- [en] Adoration of the Holy Name of Jesus

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[it] Adorazione del Santo Nome di Gesù

L'Adorazione del Santo Nome di Gesù, conosciuto anche in alcune fonti moderne come Il sogno di Filippo II o Allegoria della Lega Santa è un dipinto del pittore cretese El Greco realizzato nel 1579 nel suo primo mandato toledano e conservato nel Monastero dell'Escorial a San Lorenzo de El Escorial in Spagna.

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