# The Feast in the House of Simon

**El Greco (Doménikos Theotokópoulos) and workshop** (Doménikos Theotokópoulos; Greek)  
c. 1608–14  
Oil on canvas  
143.3 × 100.4 cm (56 7/16 × 39 1/2 in.); Framed: 172.7 × 129.5 × 10.2 cm (68 × 51 × 4 in.)

Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago, 1949.397. [The museum's record](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/65509).

## About this work

Although this painting features the bold highlights, elongated figures, and vibrant colors characteristic of El Greco’s late career, the artist enlisted his workshop to execute some parts of the scene. The heads of the figures reflect the work of different artists, including likely the artist’s son, Jorge Manuel. The fantastical background, possibly conceived by an assistant, is unlike any other by El Greco.

_Text from the Art Institute of Chicago._

El Greco (Doménikos Theotokópoulos) and workshop painted this in about 1608–14. It is now at the Art Institute of Chicago.

### What you’re looking at

Painting depicting Christ anointed by a woman in yellow, seated centrally at a crowded table of guests with long thin grayish faces in colorful robes with strong white highlights. In the background, tall grey archways, a steepled building, and city architecture.

_Description from the Art Institute of Chicago._

### How it was made

- **Oil paint.** Pigment ground in a drying oil, usually linseed. It dries slowly, so painters could blend on the canvas, build up thin translucent glazes, and rework a picture over weeks. Canvas replaced wooden panels in the 1500s because it is lighter and can be rolled.

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Doménikos Theotokópoulos; Greek

## Facts

- Type: Painting
- Culture: Greece
- Real size: about 56 × 39 in (143 × 100 cm). The original is larger than our largest print, 30 × 40 in, so every print is a reduction.
- Century: 17th century
- Subjects: religious scenes, architechture, architectural, architecture, biblical, Christian subjects, Christianity, feast
- Colour: black
- Rights: public domain (CC0 1.0); free to use for any purpose.

## Get it

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- Framed reproduction: 8 × 10 in $78; 11 × 14 in $98; 12 × 16 in $108; 16 × 20 in $138; 18 × 24 in $164; 20 × 30 in $208; 24 × 36 in $258; 30 × 40 in $338
- Canvas reproduction: 8 × 10 in $58; 11 × 14 in $72; 12 × 16 in $79; 16 × 20 in $98; 18 × 24 in $118; 20 × 30 in $148; 24 × 36 in $178; 30 × 40 in $228
- Print-ready file: 8 × 10 in $2; 11 × 14 in $2; 12 × 16 in $3; 16 × 20 in $3; 18 × 24 in $3; 20 × 30 in $5; 24 × 36 in $5; 30 × 40 in $5

Sizes stop where the museum's file would print below 150 pixels per inch. Everything sold is a reproduction, made to order. [Order a print](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/the-feast-in-the-house-of-simon-aic-65509).