The Resurrection by El Greco, hand-painted oil reproduction
Wall
Painting

Mannerism · 16th century

Hand-painted reproduction after
El Greco

The Resurrection

$249
Size

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Frame

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After you order

What happens next

1An artist is assigned. Your painting goes to one of our painters as soon as the order is in.
2It is painted. Oil on canvas, layer by layer. 3 to 4 weeks.
3The approval promise. We send you a photo of the finished painting before it ships, and we change anything that is not right.
4It ships tracked. 4 to 10 working days to most countries, door to door.

The painting

The Resurrection

El Greco painted this for a college in Madrid around 1597 to 1600. Christ rises out of the tomb with a white banner, while the soldiers below are flung in every direction, some falling, one reaching up. The canvas is tall and narrow. It is in the Prado.Hand-painted in oil to your size once you order, with a photo to approve before it ships.

About the original

Painted in
1598
Original size
275 × 127 cm (108.3 × 50 in)
Where it hangs
Museo del Prado, Madrid

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Detail

Specification

MediumOil on canvas
Painting size
Framed size
Frame
Orientation
Dominant colour
ArrivesRolled, ready for local framing
PackedRolled in a protective tube
Turnaround3 to 4 weeks, then delivery

The hand behind it

El Greco

El Greco arrived in Spain with a Byzantine training from Crete, a Venetian education under Titian, and a manner nobody there had seen before. Elongated figures, cold acid colour, space that behaves oddly. Philip II rejected the one commission he gave him. Toledo took him instead. He worked there for nearly forty years, painting altarpieces and portraits for churches and clergy, and the style grew more extreme rather than less as he aged. Figures stretch further, flames of drapery replace anatomy. The Burial of the Count of Orgaz splits into an earthly lower half of black clad mourners and a heavenly upper half that abandons normal proportion entirely. Nineteenth century critics assumed astigmatism explained the distortion. Twentieth century painters, Cézanne and Picasso among them, understood it as a choice and borrowed from it.

All paintings by this artist

Looking after it

Care and hanging

Keep it out of direct sun. Oil paint and varnish yellow and crack under prolonged UV. An interior wall away from a south-facing window is ideal.
Dust it, do not clean it. A dry, soft brush once or twice a year. No water, no sprays, no cleaning products.
Avoid damp and heat. Not above a radiator, not in a bathroom. Canvas expands and contracts with humidity.
Hang it at eye level. The centre of the painting about 145 cm (57 in) from the floor, on two fixings so it sits level.

Before you buy

Questions

How is the finish priced?

The price you see is the painting at the size you chose, in the finish you chose, and it updates as you change either. Rolled arrives in a protective tube, ready for local framing. Stretched arrives on wooden bars, ready to hang. Framed arrives in its frame, ready to hang. Stretched and framed go up to 60 × 90 cm (24 × 36 in); larger paintings travel rolled.

How long does it take?

Painting begins after you order and takes 3 to 4 weeks, including drying and the photo you approve. Delivery then takes 4 to 10 working days to most countries. More on delivery times.

Will it look exactly like the original?

It is painted by a person, so no. Brushwork varies between copies, which is the difference between a painting and a poster.

What if I do not like it?

Ninety days from delivery, full refund.

Can I get The Resurrection in a different size or shape?

Yes. The Resurrection is painted to the size you want, in the original’s proportions, or adapted to another shape on request. Stretched and framed go up to 60 x 90 cm (24 x 36 in). The original measures 275 x 127 cm (108.3 x 50 in).

Every order

Covered from the start

Ninety days to return it. Send it back in that time for a full refund. Returns and refunds
Free worldwide shipping. Tracked, door to door. Import duty, where charged, is paid on delivery. Shipping questions
Painted by hand, start to finish. Real oil on real canvas, never a print. How it’s made
The Resurrection
$249