El Greco in the mirror: two paintings in dialogue at the Castel Gandolfo

March 11 2026

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Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:

The Vatican Museums are opening a new exhibition at the Castel Gandolfo on Saturday (14th March) dedicated to the recent conservation of a painting by El Greco of the Redeemer, a work which was gifted to Pope Paul VI in 1967. The work had previously been covered by extensive and poor quality overpainting. Research has also revealed two other compositions underneath the paint surface. It will be displayed alongside a St Francis by the same artist.

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