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Retrato de un cardenal, probablemente don Fernando Niño de Guevara (1541–1609)

ca. 1600
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 619
Esta celebrada imagen, un hito en la historia del retrato europeo, se ha convertido en sinónimo no sólo de El Greco, sino de España y la Inquisición. Niño de Guevara, nombrado cardenal en 1596, adquirió prominencia como inquisidor general. Estuvo en Toledo en febrero y marzo de 1600, y visitó la ciudad de nuevo en 1601 y 1604; El Greco, que por entonces vivía en Toledo, seguramente pintó el retrato en una de esas ocasiones.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Título: Retrato de un cardenal, probablemente don Fernando Niño de Guevara (1541–1609)
  • Artista: El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos), griego, activo en Italia y España, 1540/1541–1614
  • Fecha: ca. 1600
  • Material: Óleo sobre lienzo, 170,8 x 108 cm
  • Dimensiones: 170,8 x 108 cm
  • Crédito: Colección de H. O. Havemeyer, legado de la Sra. de H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
  • Número de inventario: 29.100.5
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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