The Modena Triptych is 1568 triptych (three panel painting) by the artist El Greco, who was also known as Doménikos Theotokópoulos. It is part of the permanent collection at the Historical Museum of Crete.[1]
The term Modena is applied to the painting because art historian Rodolfo Pallucchini attributed the work (then at the Galleria Estense at Modena) on the basis of a signature on the painting on the back of the central panel: "Χείρ Δομήνιχου", Created by the hand of Doménicos.[2]
This portable altarpiece is painted on both sides and has an Italian Renaissance frame. The front depicts the Adoration of the Shepherds, a Christian Knight, and the Baptism of Christ. The back panels show the Annunciation to Mary, Mount Sinai, and Adam and Eve. The back panel shows pilgrims on the way to the Saint Catherine's Monastery, Mount Sinai as if on their way to Heaven.[3]