''Self-Portrait'' or ''Portrait of an Old Man'' is an oil on canvas painting by

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, dating to between 1595 and 1600 and usually identified as a self-portrait. It shows the influence of

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and

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, picked up by El Greco in Venice. It is now in the

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in New York.

Bibliography

* ÁLVAREZ LOPERA, José, ''El Greco'', Madrid, Arlanza, 2005, Biblioteca «Descubrir el Arte», (colección «Grandes maestros»). . * SCHOLZ-HÄNSEL, Michael, ''El Greco'', Colonia,

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, 2003. .

References

External links

* ArteHistoria.com
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