Cardinal Fernando Niño de Guevara

El Greco

c. 1600 · Oil on canvas · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

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Cardinal Fernando Niño de Guevara

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About this work

Artist: El Greco (1541–1614)
Year: c. 1600
Medium: Oil on canvas
Original size: 170.8 × 108 cm
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Movement: Renaissance

Cardinal Fernando Niño de Guevara sits in a high-backed chair in a crimson silk mozzetta and cape over a lace rochet, his left hand gripping the arm of the chair, and looks sideways through round horn-rimmed spectacles; a paper lies on the patterned floor at his feet, and the wall behind is divided between a wooden door and gilded leather. Guevara, made a cardinal in 1596, became Inquisitor General of Spain in 1599, and the portrait was probably painted in the spring of 1600 during a visit of several weeks to Toledo. It may have been commissioned by his nephew Pedro Laso de la Vega, Count of los Arcos, a patron and friend of El Greco. The Metropolitan Museum dates it to about 1600; it came to the museum in 1929 with the H. O. Havemeyer bequest and hangs in New York.

This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.

Where it works

A seated cardinal in rose-crimson silk and spectacles before a dark door and gilded wall, imposing and still, for a study, library or hallway at 16×24 in black. A charcoal, oxblood or warm grey wall; it pairs with Portrait of Pope Innocent X.

Style, size & framing detail

Style: Renaissance painting
Era: 16th century (c. 1600)
Orientation: Portrait
Palette: burgundy
Mood: intimate, sophisticated
Rooms: hallway or entryway, study or library, living room, dining room
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

Size. We'd hang this one at 16×24. Prints at 12×18, 16×24 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway.

Framing. The gallery ground is part of the print, so frame it without a mat — black suits the deep tones of this period; natural wood lightens it.

Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).

Details & materials

• Restored in-house from the original painting — cleaned and colour-trued at museum resolution • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 12×18, 16×24 in; every size also available framed • Framed option: wood frame in black or natural wood, 12 mm wide and 22 mm deep, with a plexiglass front and no mat; the print is mounted inside and the frame's outside measures the listed size • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

Shipping & returns

Printed after you order at the facility nearest you, then shipped. Standard delivery is free and takes 4–9 business days from order to door in the US, UK and EU (up to 10 elsewhere); Express takes 4–6 business days. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The image fills the print at the painting's own proportions; nothing is trimmed to fit a frame.

Is Cardinal Fernando Niño de Guevara in the public domain?

Yes. El Greco (1541–1614) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 12×18 and 16×24 inches; every size is also offered framed in black or natural wood, with plexiglass and no mat. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was Cardinal Fernando Niño de Guevara painted, and in what medium?

Cardinal Fernando Niño de Guevara dates from c. 1600 and was made in oil on canvas; the original measures 170.8 × 108 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 16×24 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 12×18 suits a narrower wall or a pair. For Cardinal Fernando Niño de Guevara we'd choose 16×24.

About this design

Cardinal Fernando Niño de Guevara (El Greco) — Cardinal Fernando Niño de Guevara · El Greco · c. 1600. This is a fine-art reproduction of a public-domain masterwork, shown whole and uncropped on a gallery ground, printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Every size is offered unframed or framed in black or natural wood. Part of the Madten Fine Art Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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