Focus on Saint Ildefonsus (El Greco, El Escorial) and discuss the abstract.
Saint Ildefonsus is a 1609 painting by El Greco. It and his Saint Peter were both painted for the Church of San Vicente, Toledo. It has also previously been misidentified as Pope Eugene I or saint Blaise. It is now in the Real Monasterio de San Lorenzo de El Escorial.
Ildefonsus is shown in a chasuble, pallium and mitre, holding a bishop's staff and an open book. The full robes emphasise the model's anatomy, showing Michelangelo's influence on El Greco.
Real Monasterio de San Lorenzo de El Escorial El Greco El Escorial Michelangelo Ildefonsus saint Blaise Church of San Vicente, Toledo Saint Peter chasuble Pope Eugene I