# El Greco's most famous paintings

From The Burial of the Count of Orgaz to View of Toledo: the Cretan painter's works every guide recommends and where to see them.

- 15 votes · 15 items
- Aug 25, 2026 · Antonio S.
- https://even.best/en/l/3209/el-greco-s-most-famous-paintings

## Top 15

1. **The Burial of the Count of Orgaz** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 1586-1588. His masterpiece, in the church of Santo Tomé in Toledo.
2. **The Nobleman with His Hand on His Chest** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Around 1580. His most famous portrait; Prado Museum.
3. **The Disrobing of Christ** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 1577-1579. Christ in red; sacristy of Toledo Cathedral.
4. **View of Toledo** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Around 1600. One of his few landscapes, with a stormy sky; the Met.
5. **The Holy Trinity** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 1577-1579. God holds the body of Christ; Prado.
6. **Laocoön** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Around 1610-1614. His only mythological subject, with Toledo behind; Washington.
7. **The Assumption of the Virgin** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 1577. His first big commission in Toledo; Art Institute of Chicago.
8. **Fray Hortensio Félix Paravicino** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Around 1609. Portrait of a poet and preacher; Boston.
9. **The Tears of Saint Peter** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — One of his most repeated compositions.
10. **The Vision of Saint John** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — 1608-1614. The opening of the fifth seal that inspired Picasso; the Met.
11. **The Adoration of the Shepherds** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 1612-1614. Probably his last painting, made for his tomb; Prado.
12. **The Martyrdom of Saint Maurice** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 1580-1582. Painted for Philip II, who rejected it; El Escorial.
13. **Saint Martin and the Beggar** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 1597-1599. The saint on horseback splitting his cloak; Washington.
14. **View and Plan of Toledo** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Around 1610. The city with its map on show; El Greco Museum.
15. **The Dream of Philip II** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Around 1579. The adoration of the name of Jesus; El Escorial.

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