EL GRECO From Italy to Toledo

SUPPORT

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The support of this work is a plain-weave canvas with a lining added to the back during restoration consisting of a single piece of plain-weave canvas.
The characteristics of the original cloth could only be revealed by X-ray imaging, as it was concealed on the front by layers of paint, and on the back by the lining. The work measures 108 x 82 cm.
The adjustable stretcher is made of pine and has two diagonal crossbars, a key at each point where the central crossbar meets the stretcher and double keys in the corners.