Opening of the Fifth Seal
El Greco · 1610
Why it's great
Tall, flame-like figures in a stormy sky raise their hands and are given white robes. El Greco painted it in about 1610, and it is a vision from the Book of Revelation, and the picture has been cut at the top.
Where to see it
📍 Metropolitan Museum of ArtManhattan, United States
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El Greco, whose name means The Greek, was born on the island of Crete in 1541 and moved to Spain, where he lived in Toledo. He painted long, twisting figures with flickering light and brilliant colors, quite unlike anyone else of his time. He died in 1614.
