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The Opening of the Fifth Seal

By El Greco,1614

Painting, Oil paint, Mannerism 

Height 225cm, Width 193cm


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The Opening of the Fifth Seal (or The Fifth Seal of the Apocalypse or The Vision of Saint John) was painted in the last years of El Greco's life for a side-altar of the church of Saint John the Bapt ...
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Domḗnikos Theotokópoulos (1 October 1541 – 7 April 1614), most widely known as El Greco was a Greek painter, sculptor and architect of the Spanish Renaissance. El Greco was a nickname, and the artis ...
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Pieter Paul Rubens Gallery

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"The Opening of the Fifth Seal" by El Greco: A Transformative Vision of the Apocalyptic

El Greco's "The Opening of the Fifth Seal" is a dramatic and emotionally charged painting that captures the essence of the apocalyptic vision described in Revelation 6:9–11. The artwork, created in the final years of El Greco's life, is characterized by his signature elongated figures, vibrant col ...
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"The Opening of the Fifth Seal" by El Greco: A Transformative Vision of the Apocalyptic

SUMMARY


El Greco's "The Opening of the Fifth Seal" is a dramatic and emotionally charged painting that captures the essence of the apocalyptic vision described in Revelation 6:9–11. The artwork, created in the final years of El Greco's life, is characterized by his signature elongated figures, vibrant col ...
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