Opening of the Fifth Seal
Painting by El Greco
The Opening of the Fifth Seal was painted in the last years of El Greco's life for a side-altar of the church of Saint John the Baptist outside the walls of Toledo. Before 1908, El Greco's painting had been referred to as Profane Love. Wikipedia
Artist: El Greco
Locations: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Metropolitan Museum of Art
Period: Mannerism
Created: 1608–1614
Medium: Oil paint
Genre: Christian art
Dimensions: 7′ 5″ x 6′ 7″