Adoration of the Holy Name of JesusW
Adoration of the Holy Name of Jesus

Adoration of the Holy Name of Jesus is a 1577-1579 oil on canvas painting by El Greco, produced early in his Toledo period and now in the Monasterio de El Escorial in Madrid. It is also known in modern scholarship as La Gloria, The Dream of Philip II or Allegory of the Holy League. In the bottom right is a hell-mouth in the form of Leviathan, influenced by Hieronymus Bosch. The colouring also shows the influence of the Venetian school and Michelangelo on the artist.

Christ Crowned with Thorns (Bosch, El Escorial)W
Christ Crowned with Thorns (Bosch, El Escorial)

Christ Crowned with Thorns is an oil on panel painting made in the 1530s by a follower of Hieronymus Bosch. It is now in the Monasterio de San Lorenzo at El Escorial, near Madrid, in Spain.

The Descent from the Cross (van der Weyden)W
The Descent from the Cross (van der Weyden)

The Descent from the Cross is a panel painting by the Flemish artist Rogier van der Weyden created c. 1435, now in the Museo del Prado, Madrid. The crucified Christ is lowered from the cross, his lifeless body held by Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus.

Joseph's TunicW
Joseph's Tunic

Joseph's Tunic is a 1630 painting by Diego Velázquez, now held in the museum of the Sacristía Mayor del Monasterio de San Lorenzo de El Escorial. It was painted in the house of the Spanish ambassador in Rome and brought back to Spain with the painting Apollo in the Forge of Vulcan.

The Martyrdom of Saint MauriceW
The Martyrdom of Saint Maurice

The Martyrdom of Saint Maurice is a 1580-1582 painting by El Greco in the Real Monasterio de San Lorenzo de El Escorial near Madrid.

Saint Ildefonsus (El Greco, El Escorial)W
Saint Ildefonsus (El Greco, El Escorial)

Saint Ildefonsus is a 1609 painting by El Greco. It and his Saint Peter were both painted for the Church of San Vicente, Toledo. It has also previously been misidentified as Pope Eugene I or saint Blaise. It is now in the Real Monasterio de San Lorenzo de El Escorial.

Saint Peter (El Greco)W
Saint Peter (El Greco)

Saint Peter is a 1608 oil on canvas painting produced by El Greco in Toledo towards the end of his life. It is now in the Monasterio del Escorial near Madrid.