Healing of the Man Born Blind (El Greco, Dresden)
Healing of the Man Born Blind is a painting of the healing of the man born blind by El Greco, produced in 1567 during his time in Venice. It is now in the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister in Dresden.
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| Artist | El Greco |
| Year | 1567 |
| Medium | oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 65.5 cm × 84 cm (25.8 in × 33 in) |
| Location | Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden |
It marks his first use of a space marked by perspective, abandoning the perspective-less Byzantine style in which he had been trained. It shows the heavy influence of Tintoretto, Titian and Veronese. He returned to the subject five years later, in a work now in Parma.
Bibliography
- ÁLVAREZ LOPERA, José, El Greco, Madrid, Arlanza, 2005, Biblioteca «Descubrir el Arte», (colección «Grandes maestros»). ISBN 84-95503-44-1.
- SCHOLZ-HÄNSEL, Michael, El Greco, Colonia, Taschen, 2003. ISBN 978-3-8228-3173-1.
- https://web.archive.org/web/20101129094512/http://www.artehistoria.jcyl.es/genios/cuadros/6301.htm
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