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Portrait of a Cardinal, Probably Cardinal Don Fernando Niño de Guevara (1541–1609), ca. 1600
El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos) (Greek, 1541–1614)
Oil on canvas; 67 1/4 x 42 1/2 in. (170.8 x 108 cm)
H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929 (29.100.5)

This portrait dates from about 1600. The identification of the sitter as Cardinal Guevara, the Grand Inquisitor, is not certain.

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    Portrait of a Cardinal, Probably Cardinal Don Fernando Niño de Guevara (1541–1609), ca. 1600
    El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos) (Greek, 1541–1614)
    Oil on canvas; 67 1/4 x 42 1/2 in. (170.8 x 108 cm)
    H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929 (29.100.5)