Saint Peter and Saint Paul (El Greco, Saint Petersburg)

Saint Peter and Saint Paul
Artist	El Greco
Year	1587-1592
Medium	oil on canvas
Dimensions	121.5 cm× 105 cm(47.8 in× 41 in)
Location	Hermitage, Saint Petersburg

Saint Peter and Saint Paul is a 1587-1592 painting by El Greco, one of several versions of the theme by the artist ^[1] - others are now in Barcelona and Stockholm. It shows the apostles saint Peter and saint Paul. The work was once shown on a stamp produced by the USSR. ^[2]

Saint Peter and Saint Paul on a Soviet postage stamp, 1970

See also

• List of works by El Greco

Bibliography

• (in Spanish) ÁLVAREZ LOPERA, José, El Greco, Madrid, Arlanza, 2005, Biblioteca «Descubrir el Arte», (colección «Grandes maestros»). ISBN   84-9550-344-1.
• (in Spanish) SCHOLZ-HÄNSEL, Michael, El Greco, Colonia, Taschen, 2003. ISBN   978-3-8228-3173-1.

References

1. (in Spanish) VV. AA. (2005). Museos del Mundo, Museos del Hermitage, San Petersburgo, p. 55. Planeta de Agostini. ISBN   84-674-2001-4.
2. "Image of the stamp" (in Spanish).