In his last years El Greco produced some of his finest portraits. The portrait of the charismatic friar Hortensio Félix Paravicino demonstrates to the full his capacity to evoke the spirit or the motions of the mind. El Greco brilliantly conveys Paravicino's intelligence, charisma and distinguished ambience. El Greco's ability to transcend the personality of his sitter to give expression to the character reached a peak in his powerful portrait of Jerónimo de Cevallos.

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Preview	Picture Data	File Info	Comment
	St Luke 1605-10 Oil on canvas, 98 x 72 cm Cathedral, Toledo	900*1116 True Color 97 Kb
	Christ Holding the Cross 1602-07 Oil on canvas, 66 x 53 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid	819*1001 True Color 139 Kb
	Christ c. 1606 Oil on canvas, 98 x 78 cm Cathedral, Toledo	607*800 True Color 85 Kb
	Penitent Magdalen 1605-10 Oil on canvas, 118 x 105 cm Private collection	697*800 True Color 128 Kb
	The Agony in the Garden c. 1608 Oil on canvas, 170 x 112,5 cm Szépmûvészeti Múzeum, Budapest	586*892 True Color 104 Kb
	The Agony in the Garden (detail) c. 1608 Oil on canvas Szépmûvészeti Múzeum, Budapest	615*780 True Color 103 Kb
	Saints Peter and Paul 1605-08 Oil on canvas, 124 x 93,5 cm Nationalmuseum, Stockholm	900*1202 True Color 187 Kb
	St John the Evangelist and St Francis c. 1608 Oil on canvas, 64 x 50 Museo del Prado, Madrid	643*850 True Color 80 Kb
	The Virgin of the Immaculate Conception 1605-10 Oil on canvas, 108 x 82 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid	599*800 True Color 86 Kb
	Fray Hortensio Félix Paravicino c. 1609 Oil on canvas, 112 x 86 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Boston	950*1207 True Color 156 Kb
	A Prelate 1600s Oil on canvas, 107 x 90 cm Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth	1000*1193 True Color 147 Kb
	Jerónimo de Cevallos c. 1610 Oil on canvas, 70,8 x 62,7 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid	1000*1092 True Color 140 Kb
	Jerónimo de Cevallos (detail) c. 1610 Oil on canvas Museo del Prado, Madrid	900*1062 True Color 151 Kb
	Portrait of a Young Gentleman 1600s Oil on canvas, 55 x 49 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid	563*800 True Color 82 Kb
	Portrait of Dominican (or Trinitarian) Friar 1600s Oil on canvas, 35 x 26 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid	558*800 True Color 79 Kb