Pietà (El Greco)

Pietà is a 1571-1576 painting by El Greco, produced just after his arrival in Rome and with clear influence from Michelangelo, although the triangular composition is El Greco's own invention. In the background is a landscape scene. It is now in the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Pietà
Artist	El Greco
Year	1571-1576
Medium	tempera on panel
Dimensions	28.9 cm × 20 cm (11.4 in × 7.9 in)
Location	Philadelphia Museum of Art

See also

• List of works by El Greco

Bibliography

• (in Spanish) ÁLVAREZ LOPERA, José, El Greco, Madrid, Arlanza, 2005, Biblioteca «Descubrir el Arte», (colección «Grandes maestros»). ISBN 84-9550-344-1.
• (in Spanish) SCHOLZ-HÄNSEL, Michael, El Greco, Colonia, Taschen, 2003. ISBN 978-3-8228-3173-1.

External links

• "Catalogue entry".
• (in Spanish) "Article on Artehistoria" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2012-02-19.