Curator’s note
Christ Healing the Blind
An early work by El Greco, the Greek-born painter who made his name in Spain. The miracle of Christ healing the blind unfolds through dramatic perspective and rapid brushwork — an early glimpse of the elongated, mystical style that would make him famous.
Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
- Date
- ca. 1570
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 47 x 57 1/2 in. (119.4 x 146.1 cm)
- On view
- Gallery 619
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