Healing of the Man Born Blind (El Greco, Dresden)

Healing of the Man Born Blind is a painting of the healing of the man born blind by El Greco, produced in 1567 during his time in Venice. It is now in the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister in Dresden.

Healing of the Man Born Blind
ArtistEl Greco
Year1567
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensions65.5 cm × 84 cm (25.8 in × 33 in)
LocationGemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden

It marks his first use of a space marked by perspective, abandoning the perspective-less Byzantine style in which he had been trained. It shows the heavy influence of Tintoretto, Titian and Veronese. He returned to the subject five years later, in a work now in Parma.

Bibliography

  • ÁLVAREZ LOPERA, José, El Greco, Madrid, Arlanza, 2005, Biblioteca «Descubrir el Arte», (colección «Grandes maestros»). ISBN 84-95503-44-1.
  • SCHOLZ-HÄNSEL, Michael, El Greco, Colonia, Taschen, 2003. ISBN 978-3-8228-3173-1.
  • https://web.archive.org/web/20101129094512/http://www.artehistoria.jcyl.es/genios/cuadros/6301.htm
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