Portrait of Francisco de Pisa

Portrait of Francisco de Pisa is a 1614 painting by El Greco, now in the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, Texas. Most art historians identify it as doctor Francisco de Pisa, a Spanish cleric, though a minority identify it as the Italian historian Giacomo Bosio due to the words shown in the open book. Francisco de Pisa was an enemy of Teresa of Ávila, who he criticised because he felt that her works contained "much that contradicts truth and sound doctrine and all good use of mental prayer". The pose of the subject is similar to that in Portrait of Cardinal Tavera, which is of a similar date.

Portrait of Francisco de Pisa
ArtistEl Greco
Year1610-1614[1]
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensions107 cm × 90 cm (42 in × 35 in)
LocationKimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth

See also

References
  1. Kimbell Art Museum: Portrait of Dr. Francisco de Pisa

Bibliography
  • ÁLVAREZ LOPERA, José, El Greco, Madrid, Arlanza, 2005, Biblioteca «Descubrir el Arte», (colección «Grandes maestros»). ISBN 84-95503-44-1.
  • SCHOLZ-HÄNSEL, Michael, El Greco, Colonia, Taschen, 2003. ISBN 978-3-8228-3173-1.
  • Hilario Rodríguez de Gracia: Francisco de Pisa, Diccionario Biográfico Español. Real Academia de la Historia.
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