Media Category: Spain-Toledo 2021

A close-up of the the Disrobing of Christ or El Expolio, a painting by El Greco begun in the summer of 1577 and completed in the spring of 1579, for the High Altar of the sacristy of the Toledo Cathedral. (Sept. 17, 2021)

The Disrobing of Christ or El Expolio (Latin: Exspolĭum) is a painting by El Greco begun in the summer of 1577 and completed in the spring of 1579 for the High Altar of the sacristy of the Cathedral of Toledo, where it still normally hangs. El Greco was born in Greece and arrived in Spain in 1576 eventually settling in Toledo.

Along the edges of the El Transparente, the Baroque altarpiece, is a skylight with an array of Biblical figures inside the Toledo Cathedral. (Sept. 17, 2021)

Along the edges of the El Transparente, the Baroque altarpiece, is a skylight with an array of Biblical figures inside the Toledo Cathedral.At the outer edge of the opening sits Christ on a bank of clouds and surrounded by angels. (Sept. 17, 2021)

The 16th century defensive tower entrance of the medieval Puente de San Martín or St. Martin’s Bridge. This bridge linked the city of Toledo to the west. An earlier bridge was destroyed by flooding and it is thought that this rebuilt bridge was completed by the early 14th century. The walking bridge, with its five arches, crosses the river Tagus in Toledo. (Sept. 17, 2021)

The 16th century defensive tower entrance of the medieval Puente de San Martín or St. Martin’s Bridge with the coat of arms of the Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain, Charles V. (Sept. 17, 2021)