The Virgin and Child with the Young Saint John (1572)

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:painting
gptkbp:art_movement gptkb:Spanish_Renaissance
gptkb:Counter-Reformation_art
gptkbp:artist gptkb:El_Greco
gptkbp:artistic_technique chiaroscuro
foreshortening
sfumato
gptkbp:collection gptkb:Royal_Collection
gptkbp:color_palette vibrant colors
earth tones
gptkbp:cultural_impact influenced modern interpretations of religious themes
influenced religious art
gptkbp:cultural_significance depicts religious themes
gptkbp:dimensions approximately 120 cm × 100 cm
gptkbp:exhibition El Greco exhibition 2014
Mannerism exhibition 2015
gptkbp:historical_context reflects Counter-Reformation ideals
created during the Spanish Renaissance
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Virgin and Child with the Young Saint John (1572)
gptkbp:influence gptkb:Byzantine_architecture
Renaissance art
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Italian_Renaissance
gptkb:Spanish_Baroque
gptkbp:inspired later artists
gptkbp:location gptkb:Museo_del_Prado
gptkbp:medium gptkb:oil_on_canvas
gptkbp:notable_exhibition El Greco in Toledo 2010
El Greco retrospective 2007
El Greco: A New Perspective 2021
El Greco: The Artist and His Legacy 2018
gptkbp:notable_feature dramatic lighting
use of color
expressive figures
gptkbp:style gptkb:Mannerism
gptkbp:subject gptkb:Saint_John_the_Baptist
gptkb:Virgin_Mary
gptkb:Child_Jesus
gptkbp:symbolism innocence
motherhood
divine love
gptkbp:technique glazing
impasto
layering
gptkbp:year_created gptkb:1572
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Pieter_Bruegel_the_Elder
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5