El Greco's Masterpiece, "The Disrobing of Christ," Enhances the Prado Museum's Collection

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El Greco, The Disrobing of Christ. Oil on canvas, 300 x 178 cm, 1577-1579, Cabildo S. I. Catedral Primada de Toledo.

SPAIN---From today and until it returns to the Sacristy of Toledo cathedral where it will feature in the events to mark the 400th anniversary of the painter’s death organised by Fundación El Greco for 2014, visitors to the Museo del Prado can see this major work by El Greco on temporary display in Room 9B. This is one of the three galleries devoted to the artist in the Prado that also display The Trinity, another great creation by the artist executed shortly after his arrival in Spain. The Disrobing of Christ, which was painted for a room used to house religious relics in Toledo cathedral, depicts the moment when Christ has ascended to Calvary and is stripped of his clothes before being nailed to the cross. [link]