Sts Peter and Paul
by ASTOR, Diego de, Engraving, 282 x 247 mm
This engraving was made after a painting by El Greco (now in the Nationalmuseum, Stockholm). It is signed “D.D. Astor sculp. Toleti anno 1608”. The engraving shows the original format of the painting which has been trimmed on the right, and the signature “domhnikos qeotokopoulos”, missing on the painting, on the edges of pages of the closed book. It is one of only four known prints after El Greco’s compositions by Diego de Astor, who was employed by El Greco between 1605 and 1608.
Suggested listening (streaming mp3, 3 minutes):
Guillaume Dufay: Aurea luce, hymn for the feast of Sts Peter and Paul