The Tears of Saint Peter (El Greco and studio, El Greco Museum)

The Tears of Saint Peter is a c.1595-1600 oil on canvas painting now in the El Greco Museum, Toledo. It is signed doménikos theotokópolis (sic) e`poiei. It is X-433 in Harold Wethey's catalogue raisonné and 64-g in Tiziana Frati's.

Cossío, Mayer and Camón Aznar attribute it to El Greco, whilst Halldor Soehner argues it is a repainted autograph work or a good studio work. According to Wethey it is the best studio treatment of the theme but it is not in a good condition and has been overpainted.

Variants of the work are:

The Tears of Saint Peter (El Greco, Barnard Castle) The Tears of Saint Peter (El Greco, Oslo) The Tears of Saint Peter (El Greco, Mexico City) The Tears of Saint Peter (El Greco and studio, Sitges) The Tears of Saint Peter (El Greco and studio, El Greco Museum) The Tears of Saint Peter (El Greco, Washington) The Tears of Saint Peter (El Greco, Lerma Museum Foundation) The Tears of Saint Peter (El Greco, San Diego)

Provenance Taladriz, Valladolid Benigno de la vega Inclán, Toledo

See also List of works by El Greco

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