The Feast in the House of Simon
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 143.3 × 100.4 cm (56 7/16 × 39 1/2 in.); Framed: 172.7 × 129.5 × 10.2 cm (68 × 51 × 4 in.)
- Genre
- oil on canvas
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Styles
Tags
religionoil paintings (visual works)paintingarchitecturalpaintGreekChicago World's FairscanvasarchitecturearchitechtureJesusCentury of Progressreligious figuresoil on canvasmenTableoil paint (paint)painting (image making)17th Centurypainting techniquesutensilreligious scenesplatesChristian subjectsfeastreligiousMannerismworld's fairsinteriorbiblicaloil paintingeuropean paintingChristianity
About
Although this painting features the bold highlights, elongated figures, and vibrant colors characteristic of El Greco’s late career, the artist enlisted his workshop to execute some parts of the scene according to his original design. The heads of the figures reflect the work of different artists, probably including the artist’s son, Jorge Manuel, a leader of the workshop in its later years. The fantastical architectural background is unlike any other by El Greco and may have been conceived by an assistant.
