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El Greco: Peter and Paul

El Greco ca. 1541 – 1614

Peter and Paul

oil on canvas — c. 1590 Twitter Share on Twitter

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This work is linked to Galatians 1:18

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On the left: St. Peter. On the right: St. Paul, holding his traditional attribute, a sword. Hardly visible is the set of keys that Peter is holding in his left hand.

El Greco made two more, almost identical, paintings of the two apostles. One was made in 1587-92 and is currently in the Hermitage museum; the other is from 1605-08 and may be found in the Stockholm Nationalmuseum.

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