Frequently asked questions
Which size should I choose?
This work is available in 30 × 40 cm. As a guide: 30 × 40 cm (about 12 × 16 in) for shelves, corners or gallery walls; 50 × 70 cm (about 20 × 28 in) above a dresser, a headboard or a desk; 70 × 100 cm (about 28 × 39 in) as the centrepiece of a living room or the wall above the sofa. Below the buy buttons you can see it to scale above a 2-metre sofa.
Does it come framed?
The print arrives unframed with a white border, ready to frame. If you choose a black or oak frame, it arrives mounted behind acrylic glazing, ready to hang. Canvases come stretched on a wooden frame.
When will it arrive?
Printed to order at the lab closest to your address. It arrives in 4–8 working days in Spain and the EU, and in 6–12 working days in the US, Mexico and other destinations.
What if it arrives damaged?
Email us a photo within 30 days of delivery and we will send you a new one free of charge or refund you.
Can I send it as a gift?
Yes. At checkout you can write a gift message and ship it to the recipient's name and address. The parcel shows no prices.
About the work
- Artist
- El Greco
- Date
- 1600
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 110,5 x 84 cm
- Collection
- Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid (on deposit at the Museo del Greco, Toledo)
- Print up to
- 30 × 40 cm
- Reference
- XDV-1178
What the museum label doesn't tell you
Watch what Francis is staring at: a shapeless glow in a dark sky. In the model this copy follows (the Escorial version), that spot held a floating crucifix, the whole reason for the ecstasy. Here it's been stripped out, leaving just brownish light that explains nothing. The kneeling friar still points upward at that void, his gesture outliving its object. It's a painting that kept the effect after losing its cause. The Prado catalogues it as a mediocre workshop copy, and once you know that, the whole scene starts to feel hollow. Does removing one symbol really undo an entire composition's logic?
