Portrait of Fray Hortensio Félix Paravacino

Portrait of Fray Hortensio Félix Paravicino

Artist	El Greco
Year	1609
Medium	oil on canvas
Dimensions	112.1 cm × 86.1 cm (44.1 in × 33.9 in)
Location	Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Portrait of Fray Hortensio Félix Paravicino is a 1609 oil on canvas painting by El Greco, now in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. It shows Hortensio Félix Paravicino, a monk of the Trinitarian Order and major Spanish poet who was also a close friend of the painter. He is shown in the Trinitarian habit.

Bibliography

(in Spanish) ÁLVAREZ LOPERA, José, El Greco, Madrid, Arlanza, 2005, Biblioteca «Descubrir el Arte», (colección «Grandes maestros»). ISBN 84-95503-44-1.
(in Spanish) SCHOLZ-HÄNSEL, Michael, El Greco, Colonia, Taschen, 2003. ISBN 978-3-8228-3173-1.

External links

Catalogue entry
(in Spanish) ArteHistoria.com. «Fray Hortensio Félix Paravicino» [Consulta: 03.01.2011].

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Museums	El Greco Museum, Toledo Museum of El Greco, Crete
Related	Jorge Manuel Theotocópuli (son) Lady in Ermine (1947 film) El Greco (1966 film) El Greco (1998 album) El Greco (2007 film) El Greco fallacy

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Portrait of Fray Hortensio Félix Paravacino

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