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Mary Magdalene in Penitence

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2018-07-07

While El Greco was born in Greece, Laocoon in the is his only work with a mythological theme! See https://t.co/k66Vunfqhq for context and details.

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2018-07-03

in 1614 died Doménikos Theotokópoulos, painter, sculptor and architect El Greco. Did you know that he's regarded as a precursor of both Expressionism and Cubism? Do you have a favourite work? Tell us! https://t.co/W8DDDfekoG

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2018-04-07

Christ driving the Traders from the Temple https://t.co/yLI5ZQhX0I

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2018-03-03

Ahhhh... Sometimes you get to sit in the El Greco gallery all by yourself. Detail, Laocoön, ca. 1610-1614.

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2018-02-20

Indeed. The irony of millions of images being just a tap away is we take for granted how complicated the act of looking really is. Simply look at a painting by to see what I mean. Let’s start a

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2018-01-23

there is to be seen a levitating monk painting Me puso en llama. Great talks.

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2017-11-26

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

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2017-11-12

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

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2017-09-27

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

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2017-09-27

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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2017-09-27

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

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2017-09-27

opens today at . Take a look at some of the great Spanish paintings in our collection: https://t.co/lf9rbuJktL

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2017-09-27