Modena Triptych

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

Modena Triptych

Artist	El Greco
Year	1568
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, 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.[1]

Sources

Webgallery of Art

El Greco
List of works Artistic overview Posthumous fame
Paintings	The Adoration of the Magi (c.1565–1567) The Dormition of the Virgin (1565–66) Christ Healing the Blind Dresden 1567 Parma c.1573 Modena Triptych (1567–1569) Last Supper (1568) Flight into Egypt (1570) Annunciation Prado 1570) Madrid 1575–1576 Illescas 1600–1605 Purification of the Temple Washington 1570 Minneapolis 1570 Frick 1595–1600 London 1600 Madrid 1609 The Fable (1570–1575) The Entombment of Christ (1570–1576) El Soplón (1571–1572) Pietà (1571–1576) Penitent Magdalene (1576–1578) Saint Sebastian (1576–1579) Santo Domingo el Antiguo Altarpiece (1577) Saint Lawrence's Vision of the Madonna and Child (1577) Adoration of the Holy Name of Jesus (1577–1579) The Disrobing of Christ (El Expolio) (1577–1579) Saint Anthony of Padua (1580) Christ Carrying the Cross New York c.1580 Barcelona 1590–1595 Madrid 1597-1600 The Martyrdom of Saint Maurice (1580–1582) The Tears of Saint Peter Barnard Castle 1580–1589 Mexico City 1587–1596 Oslo c.1590 The Burial of the Count of Orgaz (1586) Holy Family (1586–1588) Holy Face of Jesus (1586–1595) Saint Peter and Saint Paul (1587–1592) Agony in the Garden (London) (1590) Christ on the Cross Adored by Two Donors (c.1590) Virgin Mary aka Mater Dolorosa (c.1594–1604) Holy Family (c.1595) Doña María de Aragón Altarpiece (1596–1599) View of Toledo (1596–1600) Saint Martin and the Beggar (1597–1599) Allegory of the Camaldolese Order (c.1597) Agony in the Garden (Andújar) (1597–1607) Saint John the Baptist (1597–1607) Saint John the Evangelist and Saint Francis (c.1600) Nativity (1603–1605) Marriage of the Virgin (1603–1607) Saint Peter (1608) View and Plan of Toledo (1608) Concert of Angels (1608) Saint Thomas the Apostle (1608–1614) Opening of the Fifth Seal (1608–1614) Saint Jerome (1609) Saint Ildefonsus (1609) Saint Luke (1610–1614) Laocoön (1610–1614) Saint Paul (1610–1614) Saint Sebastian (1610–1614) The Adoration of the Shepherds (1612–1614) Julián Romero and Saint Julian (1612–1614)
Portraits	Portrait of Vincenzo Anastagi (1571–1576) The Nobleman with his Hand on his Chest (c.1580) Portrait of a Doctor (1582–1585) Portrait of a Gentleman {c.1586) Portrait of an Elderly Man (1587–1600) Portrait of Antonio de Covarrubias (1595–1600) Self-Portrait (1595–1600) Portrait of a Young Nobleman (1600–1605) Cardinal Fernando Niño de Guevara (c.1600) Portrait of an Unknown Gentleman (1603–1607) Portrait of Fray Hortensio Félix Paravacino (1609) Portrait of Juan Pardo de Tavera (1609) Portrait of Jerónimo de Cevallos (1609–1613) Portrait of Francisco de Pisa (1610–1614)
Museums	El Greco Museum, Toledo Museum of El Greco, Crete
Related	Jorge Manuel Theotocópuli (son) El Greco (1966 film) El Greco (2007 film) El Greco fallacy

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