Why it matters
Christ looks serenely up to heaven, set apart from the violence around him. El Greco painted it for the sacristy of Toledo Cathedral, where it still normally hangs; it is one of his most famous works.
Did you know?
- It was begun in 1577 and completed in 1579.
- A document of 2 July 1577 about it is the earliest record of El Greco in Spain.
- After conservation at the Prado it returned to Toledo in 2014.
Based on the Wikipedia article The Disrobing of Christ (CC BY-SA 4.0).
