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Saint Anthony of Padua is a 1580 oil on canvas painting by El Greco, now in the Museo del Prado in Madrid.[1]

Saint Anthony of Padua
Artist	El Greco
Year	1580
Medium	oil on canvas
Dimensions	104 cm × 79 cm (41 in × 31 in)
Location	Prado, Madrid

It shows Anthony of Padua with his standard attributes of a lily, an open book and an image of the Christ Child. The cloudy background shows the heavy influence of Michelangelo on the young artist, whilst the fast brushstrokes show that of Titian and Tintoretto. On the edge of the book is the artist's signature "IN MANO DI DOMENICO" in maiuscule Greek characters.

Bibliography

• (in Spanish) ÁLVAREZ LOPERA, José, El Greco, Madrid, Arlanza, 2005, Biblioteca «Descubrir el Arte», (colección «Grandes maestros»). ISBN 84-9550-344-1.
• (in Spanish) SCHOLZ-HÄNSEL, Michael, El Greco, Colonia, Taschen, 2003. ISBN 978-3-8228-3173-1.

References

External links

• "Sant'Antonio da Padova" (in Spanish).

На других языках

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- [en] Saint Anthony of Padua (El Greco)

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[fr] Saint Antoine de Padoue (Le Greco)

Saint Antoine de Padoue est un tableau de 104 × 79 cm réalisé par Le Greco vers 1580 et conservé au Musée du Prado de Madrid. Il représente le saint franciscain Antoine de Padoue.

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[it] Sant'Antonio da Padova (El Greco)

Sant' Antonio da Padova è un dipinto del pittore cretese El Greco realizzato intorno al 1580 e conservato nel Museo del Prado a Madrid in Spagna.

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