Christ by Luis Tristán, El Greco’s Best Student

A Crucifixion scene from a private collection in Dordogne recalls the transitional role played by El Greco’s best student, bridging the gap between Mannerism and Baroque naturalism. Luis Tristán (1586-1624), Christ on the Cross with the Portrait of a Donor, oil on canvas, signed, 165 x 108 cm/64.96 x 42.52 in.Estimate: €60,000/80,000 The painting, with its tragic tones, depicts Christ’s final moments on the cross, the culmination of the Passion, the precise moment when Jesus enters agony and turns his gaze to the Father. A wind-blown tree and the vista of Jerusalem under a sky darkened by the storm mentioned in the