Saint Anthony of Padua (El Greco)

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

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

See also

• List of works by El Greco

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.

External links

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