Modena Triptych

The Modena Triptych is 1568 triptych (three panel painting) by the artist El Greco, who was also known as Doménikos Theotokópoulos.^[1]

Modena Triptych
Artist	El Greco
Year	1568
Movement	Cretan School
Location	Galleria Estense, Modena

Back panels of the Modena Triptych

This portable altarpiece is painted on both sides and has an Italian Renaissance frame. The front depicts the Adoration of the Shepherds, a Christian knight being crowned by Christ in glory, and the Baptism of Jesus. The back panels show the Annunciation to Mary, Mount Sinai, and Adam and Eve. The back panel shows pilgrims on the way to the Saint Catherine's Monastery in Egypt as if on their way to Heaven.^[2]

See also

• List of works by El Greco