Portrait of a Doctor

Portrait of a Doctor.

Retrato de un médico (Portrait of a Doctor) is an oil painting by El Greco.

Painted in Toledo between 1582 and 1585, and on display at the Museo del Prado,^[1] some authors suggest the portrait of the anonymous person may either be that of Luis de Mercado, Felipe II's chamber doctor, or of Rodrigo de la Fuente, a friend of El Greco.^[1]

References

El Greco (List of works) Chronology Technique and style Posthumous fame Paintings The Dormition of the Virgin El caballero de la mano en el pecho The Disrobing of Christ (El Espolio) The Burial of the Count of Orgaz View of Toledo Saint Peter and Saint Paul Saint Martin and the Beggar Opening of the Fifth Seal Portrait of a Doctor Portrait of Vincenzo Anastagi The Adoration of the Shepherds Laocoön Retrato de un caballero desconocido St. Francis in Prayer Christ Driving the Money Changers from the Temple Washington Minneapolis London Frick Madrid