View of Toledo

El Greco

c. 1599–1600 · Oil on canvas · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

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$59Unframed print · made to order

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View of Toledo

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About this work

Artist: El Greco (1541–1614)
Year: c. 1599–1600
Medium: Oil on canvas
Original size: 121.3 × 108.6 cm
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Movement: Renaissance

The city of Toledo stretches along a hilltop under a stormy sky of deep blue, black and white, with the cathedral tower and the Alcázar picked out in grey light, the Tagus gorge and the Alcántara bridge below, and green hills in the foreground. It is one of only two landscapes by El Greco to survive, with the later View and Plan of Toledo in the El Greco Museum there, and landscape painting was rare in Spain at the time. The Metropolitan Museum dates it to about 1599–1600; some earlier writers placed it later in his career. It is not a faithful topographical record: El Greco rearranged the position of the city's landmarks to suit his composition. He signed it in Greek capitals, as he signed all his work, with his real name, Domenikos Theotokopoulos. The painting came to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York in 1929 with the bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer.

This exhibition-poster edition shows the whole work beneath original typography set in-house. The original is in the public domain.

Where it works

A hilltop city under a stormy blue-black sky above vivid green hills and a river gorge, for a study, hallway or living room at 16×24 in black. A deep green, charcoal or pale grey wall; it pairs with The Starry Night.

Style, size & framing detail

Style: Exhibition poster of a Renaissance painting
Era: 16th century (c. 1599–1600)
Orientation: Portrait
Palette: cream & beige
Mood: calm
Rooms: living room, hallway or entryway, study or library, dining room, dorm room
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

Size. We'd hang this one at 16×24. Prints at 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×36 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.

Framing. Exhibition posters sit best in a slim black frame with no mat — the typeset margin is the mat.

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

Details & materials

• Exhibition poster — original, drawn in-house • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 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 exhibition-poster edition sets the complete image above typography designed in-house.

Is View of Toledo 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, 16×24 and 24×36 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 View of Toledo painted, and in what medium?

View of Toledo dates from c. 1599–1600 and was made in oil on canvas; the original measures 121.3 × 108.6 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 24×36 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 16×24 suits a narrower wall or a pair. For View of Toledo we'd choose 16×24.

About this design

A museum-exhibition poster of El Greco's View of Toledo — View of Toledo — the city on its hill beneath a storm-torn sky, the cathedral and the Alcázar picked out in silver light — shown whole and uncropped beneath gallery typography. El Greco: Flame and Spirit, styled as a blockbuster exhibition print. A gallery-style exhibition poster: a celebrated public-domain artwork shown whole and uncropped beneath original exhibition typography set in-house — 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 Exhibition Posters Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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