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Saint Andrew and Saint Francis is a 1595-1598 painting by El Greco, produced in Toledo, Spain and now in the Museo del Prado in Madrid.[1]

Saint Andrew and Saint Francis
Artist	El Greco
Year	1595-1598
Medium	oil on canvas
Dimensions	167 cm × 113 cm (66 in × 44 in)
Location	Prado, Madrid

It shows Andrew the Apostle on the left, holding the diagonal cross on which he was martyred, with Francis of Assisi in his friar's habit to the right.

The work was only recognised during the Spanish Civil War, hanging in the Royal Monastery of La Encarnación in Madrid, to whom it had been presented by the Duke and Duchess of Abrantes in honor of their daughter, Sister Agustina del Niño Jesús, who took her vows in 1676.

Bibliography (in Spanish)

• ÁLVAREZ LOPERA, José, El Greco, Madrid, Arlanza, 2005, Biblioteca «Descubrir el Arte», (colección «Grandes maestros»). ISBN 84-95503-44-1.
• SCHOLZ-HÄNSEL, Michael, El Greco, Colonia, Taschen, 2003.
• https://web.archive.org/web/20100919110659/http://www.artehistoria.jcyl.es/genios/cuadros/830.htm

References

На других языках

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- [en] Saint Andrew and Saint Francis

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[fr] Saint André et Saint François

Saint André et Saint François est un tableau (167 × 113 cm) réalisé par Le Greco vers 1595 à Tolède et conservé au musée du Prado de Madrid[1], où il est entré en 1942[2].

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[it] Santi Andrea e Francesco

Santi Andrea e Francesco è un dipinto del pittore cretese El Greco realizzato circa nel 1595 durante il suo secondo periodo a Toledo e conservato nel Museo del Prado a Madrid in Spagna.

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