An oil on canvas painted circa 1610 and attributed to the workshop of El Greco, Domenikos Theotokopoulos, showing the apostle Andrew. Held today by the Metropolitan Museum of Art under accession 61.101.8, Bequest of Stephen C. Clark, 1960.
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Attributed ToAndrew is traditionally identified by a diagonal, saltire shaped cross, held to be the form of the cross on which he was martyred, distinguishing him from the other apostles in painted series of the kind this canvas belongs to. Workshop production of full sets of the twelve apostles, an Apostolado, was common studio output in Spain and its territories to meet steady devotional demand, which is why versions attributed only to El Greco's workshop rather than his own hand survive in some number. 1 Physical Form
MediumOil on canvas, workshop of El Greco, Spain, circa 1610, Metropolitan Museum of Art 61.101.8 1 Medium (class) Connections
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Source Saint Andrew, accession 61.101.8 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
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The painting's directly named subject per the museum's own title, matching the corroborating Wikipedia record's account of Andrew's traditional portrayal with a forked beard, a cross and a book.
Source Saint Andrew, accession 61.101.8 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Additional Source Andrew the Apostle (Wikipedia)
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1. Saint Andrew, accession 61.101.8 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Metropolitan Museum of Artcatalogue record, medium/object-type descriptionQuote, catalogue record, medium/object-type description
An oil on canvas painted circa 1610 and attributed to the workshop of El Greco, Domenikos Theotokopoulos, showing the apostle Andrew.
Andrew the Apostle (Wikipedia)
WikipediaDepicts: AndrewQuote, Depicts: Andrew
St. Andrew is traditionally portrayed with a long forked beard, a cross, and a book
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