Samot back in the day and more recently. I always imagined him dropping the classical greco-roman stuff when he left Samothes and has been in sort of military garb ever since.

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"Laocoonte" (1614), de Doménikos Theotokópoulos (El Greco).

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Wishing you and yours a very merry, peaceful Christmas xx. Image: El Greco - Nativity, 1604

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I'm not going to pretend this isn't a fancharacter for a semi-well known webcomic, but I'm still rather pleased with how it turned out!
The outfit was primarily inspired by Greco-Roman designs, though I based the veil on some North African styles I found.

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'The Opening of the Fifth Seal' - El Greco

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“An almost neurotic longing for God" Zhang Xiaogang describes what he sees in El Greco https://t.co/tyST72wv19

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More fabulous video's for you to watch including; El Greco's 'Saint Francis and Brother Leo in Meditation' https://t.co/QLEeKI7wio

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Use app on your smartphone for audio guides on our Spanish paintings in the museum as well as those in

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El Greco | the meaning of the work is elusive yet haunting (Coll Nat Gall SCOT)

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Francisco de Zurbarán painted mostly for Spanish religious orders. View these paintings in Room 30: https://t.co/XbZlHQM3ny

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Our favourite pachyderm - Goya's slightly misshapen elephant in the enigmatically named 'Who Will Bell the Cat?'

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Goya was the leading Spanish painter of the late 18th century. View some of his works in Room 39: https://t.co/e0S4oiFboW

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Residing in Toledo, El Greco executed many paintings for local religious foundations: https://t.co/H7GiK1NduS

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