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- The upper portion of the painting was destroyed in 1880. It is believed that the lost portion may have depicted the sacrificial lamb opening the Fifth Seal.
- The Opening of the Fifth Seal was painted in the last years of El Greco's life for a side-altar of the church of Saint John the Baptist outside the walls of Toledo.
- El Greco – The opening of the Fifth Seal of the Apocalypse 1608-14. 222х193.
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- The Opening of the Fifth Seal , also known as The Vision of Saint John, is another wonderful example of modern-like qualities present in El Greco’s work.
- In many ways, his work looks extremely modern, and it’s easy to see the influence of El Greco in the work of Picasso and Dali. The Opening of the Fifth Seal is...
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