EL GRECO From Italy to Toledo

Click on each painting to display the technical studies

This chapter explains the techniques used to study an artwork. These techniques are complementary and their purpose is to obtain comprehensive information about every aspect of a painting. The infrared reflectography (IRR), X-ray image and chemical analyses for each work are shown below, and the most interesting details revealed by the different techniques are described to highlight the evolution in the artist’s use of materials and conceptual approach.

KEY

• KEY HELP
• GENERAL IMAGE
• DETAILS
• VISIBLE IMAGE
• INFRARED IMAGE
• X-RAY IMAGE
• MATERIALS ANALYSIS
• SUPPORT