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El Soplón or Boy Blowing on an Ember[1] is a 1571-1572 oil on canvas painting by El Greco, produced during his stay in Rome and inspired by a passage in Pliny the Elder's Naturalis historia. It and Portrait of Giulio Clovio are among the first of his paintings of figures. He later re-used the figure for The Fable (1580).

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El Soplón
Artist	El Greco
Year	1571-1572
Medium	oil on canvas
Dimensions	60.5 cm × 50.5 cm (23.8 in × 19.9 in)
Location	Museo di Capodimonte, Naples

It may have been a direct commission from the Farnese family, though its origins are not known for sure. It is traditionally thought to have been influenced by Jacopo Bassano, though recent studies have shown that it was instead an attempt to reconstruct a lost ancient Roman painting. It formed part of the Farnese Collection. The painting was inherited by Charles of Bourbon in 1734 and moved to Naples. It is now in the Museo di Capodimonte in Naples.

Bibliography

• (in Italian) J. Álvarez Lopera, El Greco, Madrid, Arlanza (2005), Biblioteca «Descubrir el Arte», (colección «Grandes maestros»). ISBN 84-95503-44-1
• (in Italian) M. Scholz-Hanzsel, El Greco, Colonia, Taschen (2003). ISBN 978-3-8228-3173-1

References

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- [en] El Soplón

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[es] Muchacho encendiendo una candela

Muchacho encendiendo una candela o El soplón es el tema de dos obras del Greco, realizadas durante su estancia en Roma. Pudo haber sido un encargo ducal, aunque se desconoce su origen concreto. La temática está posiblemente inspirada en un pasaje de la Naturalis Historia de Plinio el Viejo, que menciona a varios pintores y escultores que representan a muchachos encendiendo fuego.

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[fr] Jeune garçon soufflant sur un tison

Jeune garçon soufflant sur un tison est un tableau, mesurant 60,5 × 50,5 cm, peint par El Greco entre 1571 et 1572. Il est conservé au musée Capodimonte de Naples.

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[it] Ragazzo che soffia su un tizzone acceso

Il Ragazzo che soffia su un tizzone acceso ("El Soplón") è un dipinto olio su tela (60,5×50,5 cm) di El Greco realizzato nel 1571-1572 e conservato presso il Museo nazionale di Capodimonte a Napoli.

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