Artwork
Portrait of Luís Gonzaga
Portrait of Luís Gonzaga is an oil painting by the Mannerist artist El Greco. It dates from 1592 and is held in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest.
About this work
Overview
This oil painting, Portrait of Luís Gonzaga, is a work by El Greco, created in 1592. It is now held at the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest.
Subject & Meaning
The portrait depicts Aloysius Gonzaga, a young man with a serious expression, dressed in a black robe and white shirt, holding an open book and gesturing upwards. His direct gaze engages the viewer, conveying a sense of intensity and contemplation.
Technique & Style
The painting employs chiaroscuro, using strong contrasts between light and dark to create depth and emphasize the subject's face and hands. The dark, muted background serves to focus attention on Gonzaga's figure.
Own this work as a print
Artist & collection
Artist
Doménikos Theotokópoulos was born in 1541 in Candia (modern Heraklion), the capital of Venetian-ruled Crete, where he was trained in the post-Byzantine tradition of icon painting.
