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{{Short description|Painting by El Greco}}
'''''El caballero de la mano en el pecho''''', variously translated into English as ''The Gentleman with His Hand at His Breast'',<ref name=carney/> ''Gentleman with his Hand on his Chest'' or ''The Nobleman with his Hand on his Chest'',<ref>[http://books.google.es/books?id=4M2pozQOD4wC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Portrait+el+greco&hl=en&sa=X&ei=PBLKUdWeGYiU0AXc8IDQBQ&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=hand&f=false Scholz-Hänsel, Michael (2004) ''El Greco'' p. 52. Taschen]</ref> is an oil painting by [[El Greco]].
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[[File:Cervantes_J%C3%A1uregui.jpg|thumb|right|<small>Unconfirmed portrait of Cervantes commonly said to have been painted by [[Juan de Jáuregui]].</small>{{refn|name=unconfirmed|group=note|Modern scholarship does not accept this, or any other graphic representation of Cervantes, to be authentic, nor is there any documentation for Jáuregui having painted this particular portrait.}}]]


'''''The Nobleman with his Hand on his Chest''''' (also known as ''The Gentleman with His Hand at His Breast''{{hsp}}<ref name=carney/> or ''Gentleman with his Hand on his Chest'') ({{lang-es|El caballero de la mano en el pecho}})<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4M2pozQOD4wC&pg=PA52 |last=Scholz-Hänsel |first=Michael |year=2004 |title=El Greco |page=52 |publisher=[[Taschen]] |isbn=9783822831717}}</ref> is an oil painting by [[El Greco]], one of the earliest works painted by the artist in Spain.<ref name=ruiz/>
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Painted in [[Toledo]] around 1580, and on display at the [[Museo del Prado]],<ref name=prado>[http://www.museodelprado.es/en/the-collection/online-gallery/on-line-gallery/obra/the-nobleman-with-his-hand-on-his-chest/ On-line gallery: ''The Nobleman with his Hand on his Chest''] [[Museo del Prado]]. Retrieved 25 June 2013.</ref> it is the most famous of a series of secular portraits of unknown gentlemen, all of them dressed in black and wearing white [[Ruff (clothing)|ruff]]s, against dark backgrounds.<ref name=carney>[http://books.google.es/books?id=4TBFjimrHtQC&pg=PA175&dq=Portrait+of+an+Unknown+Gentleman+greco&hl=en&sa=X&ei=QQXKUa6-Jo3sO__QgZAH&ved=0CDkQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=Portrait%20of%20an%20Unknown%20Gentleman%20greco&f=false Carney, Jo Eldridge (2001) ''Renaissance and Reformation: 1500-1620: a Biographical Dictionary'', p. 175. Greenwood Publishing Group] At Google Books. Retrieved 25 June 2013.</ref>


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Painted in [[Toledo, Spain|Toledo]] around 1580, and on display at the [[Museo del Prado]],<ref name=prado>{{cite web |url=http://www.museodelprado.es/en/the-collection/online-gallery/on-line-gallery/obra/the-nobleman-with-his-hand-on-his-chest/ |title=On-line gallery: ''The Nobleman with his Hand on his Chest'' |work=[[Museo del Prado]] |access-date=25 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130725101852/http://www.museodelprado.es/en/the-collection/online-gallery/on-line-gallery/obra/the-nobleman-with-his-hand-on-his-chest/ |archive-date=25 July 2013 |language=es}}</ref> it is the most famous of a series of secular portraits of unknown gentlemen, all of them dressed in black and wearing white [[Ruff (clothing)|ruff]]s, against dark backgrounds.<ref name=carney>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4TBFjimrHtQC&pg=PA175 |last=Carney |first=Jo Eldridge |year=2001 |title=Renaissance and Reformation: 1500-1620: a Biographical Dictionary |page=175 |publisher=[[Greenwood Publishing Group]] |access-date=25 June 2013 |isbn=9780313305740}}</ref>
Some authors suggest it may be a portrait of Juan de Silva y Ribera III, Marquis of Montemayor and warden of the [[Alcazar of Toledo]].<ref name=prado/>

Some authors, including those of the Prado itself, suggest it may be a portrait of Juan de Silva y de Ribera, 3rd Marquis of Montemayor and warden of the [[Alcazar of Toledo]].<ref name=prado/> The experts at the Prado, while mentioning that "specific names have been proposed for the sitter, including that of Cervantes",<ref name=ruiz/> and even "that the painting could be a self-portrait",<ref name=ruiz/> go on to state that "Without doubt, the most convincing suggestion has connected this figure with the Second Marquis of Montemayor, Juan de Silva y de Ribera, a contemporary of El Greco who was appointed military commander of the Alcázar in Toledo by Philip II and Chief Notary to the Crown, a position that would explain the solemn gesture of the hand, depicted in the act of taking an oath."<ref name=ruiz>Ruiz, L. (2008). [https://www.museodelprado.es/en/the-collection/art-work/the-nobleman-with-his-hand-on-his-chest/9cb73bdf-66e8-4826-a79c-5de2b15a1da6 "El caballero de la mano en el pecho" En: ''El retrato del Renacimiento'', Madrid, Museo Nacional del Prado, pp. 326-327.] Museo del Prado. Retrieved 12 December 2022.</ref>

The artist [[Rupert Shrive]] and the historian Alex Burghart have also argued that it may be a self-portrait.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/arts/article2390193.ece |title=Face to face with El Greco |newspaper=[[The Times]] |location=UK |date=18 February 2004 |access-date=9 September 2014 |first=Rupert |last=Shrive |author-link=Rupert Shrive |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910213035/http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/arts/article2390193.ece |archive-date=10 September 2014 |publisher=[[Times Newspapers Limited]]}}</ref> As for the observations that point to [[Miguel de Cervantes]] as the subject, these include the coincidence of Cervantes's age and the date of the portrait, the fact that the subject's left hand is concealed and that Cervantes had lost his arm fighting in the [[Battle of Lepanto]],<ref>[https://www.artehistoria.com/en/artwork/portrait-nobleman-his-hand-his-chest "Nobleman with his Hand on his Chest."] ''Artehistoria.com''.</ref> as well as the resemblance to the unconfirmed portrait of Cervantes supposedly painted by [[Juan de Jáuregui]].

==See also==
* [[List of works by El Greco]]

== Notes ==
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==References==
==References==
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The Nobleman with his Hand on his Chest
Spanish: El caballero de la mano en el pecho
ArtistEl Greco
Yearc. 1580
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions81.8 cm × 65.8 cm (32.2 in × 25.9 in)
LocationMuseo del Prado, Madrid
Unconfirmed portrait of Cervantes commonly said to have been painted by Juan de Jáuregui.[note 1]

The Nobleman with his Hand on his Chest (also known as The Gentleman with His Hand at His Breast [1] or Gentleman with his Hand on his Chest) (Spanish: El caballero de la mano en el pecho)[2] is an oil painting by El Greco, one of the earliest works painted by the artist in Spain.[3]

Painted in Toledo around 1580, and on display at the Museo del Prado,[4] it is the most famous of a series of secular portraits of unknown gentlemen, all of them dressed in black and wearing white ruffs, against dark backgrounds.[1]

Some authors, including those of the Prado itself, suggest it may be a portrait of Juan de Silva y de Ribera, 3rd Marquis of Montemayor and warden of the Alcazar of Toledo.[4] The experts at the Prado, while mentioning that "specific names have been proposed for the sitter, including that of Cervantes",[3] and even "that the painting could be a self-portrait",[3] go on to state that "Without doubt, the most convincing suggestion has connected this figure with the Second Marquis of Montemayor, Juan de Silva y de Ribera, a contemporary of El Greco who was appointed military commander of the Alcázar in Toledo by Philip II and Chief Notary to the Crown, a position that would explain the solemn gesture of the hand, depicted in the act of taking an oath."[3]

The artist Rupert Shrive and the historian Alex Burghart have also argued that it may be a self-portrait.[5] As for the observations that point to Miguel de Cervantes as the subject, these include the coincidence of Cervantes's age and the date of the portrait, the fact that the subject's left hand is concealed and that Cervantes had lost his arm fighting in the Battle of Lepanto,[6] as well as the resemblance to the unconfirmed portrait of Cervantes supposedly painted by Juan de Jáuregui.

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Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Modern scholarship does not accept this, or any other graphic representation of Cervantes, to be authentic, nor is there any documentation for Jáuregui having painted this particular portrait.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Carney, Jo Eldridge (2001). Renaissance and Reformation: 1500-1620: a Biographical Dictionary. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 175. ISBN 9780313305740. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  2. ^ Scholz-Hänsel, Michael (2004). El Greco. Taschen. p. 52. ISBN 9783822831717.
  3. ^ a b c d Ruiz, L. (2008). "El caballero de la mano en el pecho" En: El retrato del Renacimiento, Madrid, Museo Nacional del Prado, pp. 326-327. Museo del Prado. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  4. ^ a b "On-line gallery: The Nobleman with his Hand on his Chest". Museo del Prado (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 25 July 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  5. ^ Shrive, Rupert (18 February 2004). "Face to face with El Greco". The Times. UK: Times Newspapers Limited. Archived from the original on 10 September 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  6. ^ "Nobleman with his Hand on his Chest." Artehistoria.com.
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