The Tears of Saint Peter (El Greco, Oslo)

El Greco (meaning âœthe Greekâ), born Domenikos Theotokopoulos, is widely regarded as one of the foremost painters of the Spanish Renaissance. His paintings are renowned for their spiritual intensity and use of radically foreshortened, elongated figures, depicted in often brilliant, unnatural flesh tones. Initially trained in Crete as a Byzantine icon painter, El Greco moved to Italy in 1567, where he studied with the Venetian Renaissance painters Titian and Tintoretto. A decade later he settled in Toledo, Spain, where he spent the rest of his life and painted two of his most celebrated works, Here, Saint Peter raises his tear filled eyes to Heaven, hands clasped in prayer as he repents his denial of Christ in Gethsemane. In the background is Christâ™s empty tomb with Mary and an angel nearby. The artist uses the bright light and flashing sky to heighten the drama of the moment and arouse a spiritual fervour in the viewer. The subject was popular in the Catholic Church due to its association with making a confession of sin. The Bowes Museum. Saint James the Greater New College, University of Oxford. The Tears of St Peter The Bowes Museum. Lady in a Fur Wrap Pollok House. 'El espolio' (The Disrobing of Christ) National Trust, Upton House. 12 more. How you can use this image. by El Greco. The Tears of Saint Peter. 1580 - 1589. Painted in 1580s, this is the first of several versions of the subject by El Greco. It came from the collection of the Conde de Quinto and was purchased reluctantly by John Bowes in 1869 for 200 francs (about £8). El Greco's work was little appreciated at the time. According to Saint Luke's Gospel, Saint Peter denied Jesus on the night before his death, thus fulfilling Christ's prophecy. This is a picture of hope as well as sorrow, and forgiveness and well as repentance. Get past the exaggerated sentimentality and the "poa âœEl Greco to Goya is not only an unprecedented opportunity to see Spanish art of extraordinary power and significance in London, but also the beginning of an exciting relationship between the Wallace Collection and The Bowes Museum. Both institutions share a commitment to making great art accessible to wider audiences and we are looking forward to working closely together to develop a long term connection between London and the North East.â El Greco, The Tears of Saint Peter. The painting may have been inspired by Luigi Tansillo's Lagrime di San Pietro (Tears of Saint Peter). Saint Peter is shown hands clasped, repenting his betrayal of Christ after denying him three times. His upward, tearful gaze, stresses the Saint's spirituality. The Tears of Saint Peter, Penitent Saint Peter or St. Peter Repentant is a c.1590 painting by El Greco, now in the National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design in Oslo, Norway. Other variants of the work are in the Bowes Museum, the El Greco Museum, Museo Soumaya and others. ÃLVAREZ LOPERA, José, El Greco, Madrid, Arlanza, 2005, Biblioteca «Descubrir el Arte», (colección «Grandes maestros»). SCHOLZ-HÄNSEL, Michael, El Greco, Colonia, Taschen, 2003. ISBN 978-3-8228-3173-1. Saint Peter by El Greco. Paintings of Saint Peter in Spain. 16th-century paintings of Saint Peter. Paintings by El Greco in the Museo de El Greco (Toledo). Hidden categories: Google Art Project works in Museo del Greco. Google Art Project works by El Greco. Files with no machine-readable author. Navigation menu. Home | Athenaeum forums | Artworks by El Greco (201). SEARCH. Our Approach: Here at The Athenaeum, we work very hard to make this site a sanctuary from the commercial web. We want to provide 99% of our content for free (and currently, *all* of it is free), and not to blast you with advertising. However, we are not a rich company or foundation. This site is a labour of love produced over many years by a couple of people. Since late 2000 when we started the site, we have invested thousands of dollars of our personal money to keep it going. Currently, the hosting service costs us about $200 a month. If you would like to support The Athenaeum, you can donate The Tears of Saint PeterArtistEl GrecoYearc.1587- 1596Mediumoil on canvasDimensions96.5 cm × 79 cm (38.0 in × 31. 2006. p. 30. Bibliography[]. ÃLVAREZ LOPERA, José, El Greco, Madrid, Arlanza, 2005, Biblioteca «Descubrir el Arte», (colección «Grandes maestros»). ISBN 84-9550-344-1. SCHOLZ- HÄNSEL, Michael, El Greco, Colonia, Taschen, 2003. ISBN 978-3-8228-3173-1. v. t. e. The Tears of Saint Peter, Penitent Saint Peter or St. Peter Repentant is a c.1590 painting by El Greco, now in the National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design in Oslo, Norway. Other variants of the work are in the Bowes Museum, the El Greco Museum, Museo Soumaya and others. ÃLVAREZ LOPERA, José, El Greco, Madrid, Arlanza, 2005, Biblioteca «Descubrir el Arte», (colección «Grandes maestros»). SCHOLZ- HÄNSEL, Michael, El Greco, Colonia, Taschen, 2003. ISBN 978-3-8228-3173-1.