EL GRECO From Italy to Toledo

INFRARED IMAGE

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Face
Very subtle sketched lines mark the position of the head, the locks of hair, the hand and the edge of the tunic in Christ with the Cross.

Hair
The drawing concealed beneath the paint shows that the artist changed his mind about the design of the neck area. He also corrected the arrangement of the hair to make the curling locks longer.

Hand
In the underdrawing, the fingers of the hand are drawn in a different position. El Greco later corrected them in the final painting.