Following models of El Greco, 19th century

Spanish school of the 19th century. Following models of "EL GRECO"; DOMÉNIKOS THEOTOKÓPOULOS (Candía, Greece, 1541 - Toledo, 1614).
"Apostle".
Oil on canvas.
Lacking polychromy. Craquelure on the whole pictorial surface.
With glass.
Measurements: 45 x 35 cm; 63 x 54 cm (frame).
This painting is inscribed in the style of El Greco and is inspired by several of the canvases of apostles conserved today in the Prado Museum. We can see several of the identifying aspects of El Greco's style, those which gave his work a totally personal character. At first glance, the treatment of colour stands out above all, reflecting the intense tones of other compositions by the Cretan. El Greco acquired his personal palette during his stay in Venice between 1567 and 1570. From then on he acquired a lively, prominent colour and a loose, agile brushstroke. It is an artificial colour, totally anti-classical and mannerist, purely conceptual. His tones are intensely lightened by the light, especially his metallic greys, which are very elaborate and changeable, as we see here in the background and on the face of the figure. El Greco's style was fully Mannerist, hence the lengthening of the canon, which reaches twelve heads, and the twisting of the anatomies, which are very expressive and can even verge on deformity, albeit based on his knowledge of classical statuary.