The Virgin and Child with Saints Matthias and Barnabas

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf painting
gptkbp:acquisition gptkb:Spanish_monarchy
gptkbp:artist gptkb:El_Greco
gptkbp:artMovement Baroque
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Catholic_Church
Saints_in_Christianity
gptkbp:collection gptkb:Royal_Collection
gptkbp:colors vibrant colors
earth tones
gptkbp:culturalSignificance Spanish_Renaissance_art
gptkbp:depicts the Holy Family
two saints
gptkbp:dimensions 118 cm × 90 cm
gptkbp:exhibitedAt gptkb:Museo_del_Prado
gptkbp:exhibits El_Greco:_Ambition_and_Defiance
gptkbp:historicalContext Counter-Reformation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Virgin and Child with Saints Matthias and Barnabas
gptkbp:influence gptkb:Byzantine_art
gptkbp:influenced future artists
Spanish_art
gptkbp:influencedBy Renaissance_art
gptkbp:inspiredBy gptkb:Christian_iconography
gptkbp:location gptkb:Museo_del_Prado
gptkbp:medium oil on canvas
gptkbp:notableFeature elongated figures
dramatic use of color
spiritual intensity
gptkbp:notableFor its historical significance
its emotional depth
its cultural impact
its artistic innovation
its complex composition
gptkbp:partOf El_Greco's_religious_works
gptkbp:renovated ongoing preservation efforts
gptkbp:style gptkb:Mannerism
gptkbp:subject gptkb:Saint_Barnabas
gptkb:Saint_Matthias
gptkb:Virgin_Mary
Child Jesus
gptkbp:symbolism faith and devotion
divine motherhood
apostolic authority
gptkbp:technique chiaroscuro
sfumato
gptkbp:yearEstablished c. 1600