The Apostle Saint Andrew is a 1610 oil by El Greco, a Mannerism work, depicting Andrew the Apostle, held at Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest.
The painting depicts a man with a long white beard and hair, wearing a blue robe with a green cloak over his shoulder. He holds a large wooden cross in front of him, with his hands clasped together in prayer. The background is dark, which highlights the subject's face and the cross. The man's facial expression is one of deep contemplation, with his eyes cast downward. The artist's use of chiaroscuro creates a sense of depth and volume, drawing the viewer's attention to the subject's face and hands. This painting is reminiscent of the works of El Greco, known for his use of chiaroscuro and impasto techniques.
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.
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