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El Greco completed Saint Peter and Saint Paul between 1590 and 1600, while living in Toledo, Spain.  Returning to a theme he had previously painted in a work now in the Hermitage, the painting depicts saints Peter and Paul, two of the Apostles of Jesus. According to the guide of the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya, the painting is “enriched by modern use of colour, the fruit of the lessons the artist had learned in Venice.”  El Greco created a sense of a halo around the heads of the saints by providing an intense blue opening in the background clouds. The placement of the hands of the saint, crossed without actually touching, symbolizes a possible disagreement between the two.  The older Peter, on left, is gesturing towards Paul, suggesting a sign of surrender in the disagreement.
Paul El Greco Jesus left Apostles Toledo, Spain Peter Venice Spain Saint Peter a work now in the Hermitage Toledo