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This painting is an early-seventeenth-century, reduced workshop replica of the figure of the apostle that appears in a larger devotional canvas by El Greco, Saint Andrew and Saint Francis (Prado, Madrid). Andrew and his brother, the apostle Peter, were fishermen on the Sea of Galilee. The first to follow Christ, Andrew is said to have preached in Scythia, Asia Minor, and Greece, where he was reportedly martyred on an x-shaped cross at the hands of the Roman governor.
Structured artwork data
| Painting title: | "Saint Andrew" |
| Classification of the artwork: | painting |
| General term: | classic art |
| Time: | 17th century |
| Created in the year: | 1610 |
| Artwork age: | around 410 years |
| Medium of original artwork: | oil on canvas |
| Size of the original artpiece: | 43 1/4 x 25 1/4 in (109,9 x 64,1 cm) |
| Museum / location: | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Museum location: | New York City, New York, United States of America |
| Web URL of Museum: | www.metmuseum.org |
| Artwork license: | public domain |
| Courtesy of: | The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Bequest of Stephen C. Clark, 1960 |
| Creditline of artwork: | Bequest of Stephen C. Clark, 1960 |
Artist table
| Name: | El Greco |
| Other names: | Theotocopoulis Domenicos, Teoscopoli Domenico, Dom. Theotocopuli gen. Il Greco, Greco Dominico, Griego El, Grego, Greco Domenico, Theotocópuli Domingo de, Theotocópuli Doménikos, Theotocópuli Domingo, Dominico Theotocopoli gen. El Greco, Theotokopolous Domenikos, El Greco - Domenico Theotocopuli, Il Greco eigentlich Domenico Theotocopuli, Greco Domenicos Theotocopuli, Greca, D. Theotokopuli genannt El Greco, גרקו, El Dominico, Domenico Theotokopoulos, Thoepotuli Dom, Domenico Greco, Theocópuli Domenico, Grego scolare di Titiano, Ο Γκρεκο, Del Gieco, Theotokopolis Domenico, Theotocopuly Domenico, domenico theotocopuli gen. il greco, Domenico Theotocopouli, Theotocopolo Domenico, Greco Dominikos, il Greco, Theopoli Domenico, Domenico Theotokopuli El Greco, Theotocópoulos Doménicos, Del Greco, Teotopopuli Domenico, Theotocópuli Doménicos, dom. th. el greco, dom. theotocopuli greco, Theotocopoulos Domenikos, Theotokópoulos Doménikos, Theotokopoulos Menegos, Greco Il, Theotokopoulos Domeniko, Theotocopoulos Doménico, Theoscopoli Domenico, Teotopuli Domjnjeo, Theotorotoli Domenico, Theotocopuli Dominico called El Greco, Tehocopopuli Domenico, Domingo Greco, Theotocópuli Dominico, Theotokópoulos Domenicos, Theotocópuli Dominico Griego, Theotokopuli Domenico, Greco Menegos, Greco Domenico Theotokopuli El, Theotocópuli Doménico, Dominico Theotocopuli called El Greco, Zeotokópoulos Doménikos, Greco El ], Theocopoli Domenico, Domenico Theotocopuli, D. Theotokopuli gennant El Greco, Domenico Theotocopuli gen. Il Greco, D. Theotokopuli gen. El Greco, domenico theotocopuli el greco, Dominico Greco, Theotoskopoli Domenico, El Greco, Greco El, Greco, Griego, Domenico Theotocopuli gen. II Greco, El Griego, Grec Le, Theotocopulo Domenico, Theotokopoli Domenico, Theotocopopulos Domenico, El. Griego, Teotocópuli Dominico Greco |
| Gender of the artist: | male |
| Nationality of artist: | Greek, Hellenic |
| Professions of the artist: | painter, architect, artist, sculptor |
| Home country: | Greece |
| Artist category: | old master |
| Styles of the artist: | Mannerism |
| Died at the age of: | 73 years |
| Born in the year: | 1541 |
| Place of birth: | Kriti region, Greece, region, administrative division |
| Year died: | 1614 |
| Died in (place): | Toledo, Toledo province, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain |
Product table
| Article classification: | fine art print |
| Method of reproduction: | digital reproduction |
| Production method: | UV direct print |
| Product Origin: | German production |
| Type of stock: | production on demand |
| Intended product use: | art collection (reproductions), wall décor |
| Alignment of the image: | portrait alignment |
| Image ratio: | length : width - 9 : 16 |
| Meaning of image aspect ratio: | the length is 45% shorter than the width |
| Available variants: | acrylic glass print (with real glass coating), metal print (aluminium dibond), canvas print, poster print (canvas paper) |
| Canvas print (canvas on stretcher frame) sizes: | 50x90cm - 20x35", 100x180cm - 39x71" |
| Acrylic glass print (with real glass coating) variants: | 50x90cm - 20x35" |
| Poster print (canvas paper) size options: | 50x90cm - 20x35" |
| Aluminium print sizes: | 50x90cm - 20x35" |
| Picture frame: | no frame |
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Details
This artwork with the title Saint Andrew was created by the male Greek, Hellenic artist El Greco in 1610. The artpiece measures the size of 43 1/4 x 25 1/4 in (109,9 x 64,1 cm) and was crafted with oil on canvas. It is included in the The Metropolitan Museum of Art's digital collection, which is one of the world's largest and finest art museums, which includes more than two million works of art spanning five thousand years of world culture, from prehistory to the present and from every part of the globe.. With courtesy of - The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Bequest of Stephen C. Clark, 1960 (licensed - public domain). Creditline of the artwork: Bequest of Stephen C. Clark, 1960. In addition to this, the alignment of the digital reproduction is in portrait format with a side ratio of 9 : 16, which means that the length is 45% shorter than the width. El Greco was a male architect, artist, painter, sculptor of Greek, Hellenic nationality, whose style can primarily be attributed to Mannerism. The painter lived for a total of 73 years and was born in 1541 in Kriti region, Greece, region, administrative division and passed away in the year 1614 in Toledo, Toledo province, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain.
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