View and Plan of Toledo
View and Plan of Toledo (Spanish: Vista y plano de Toledo, ca. 1608) is a landscape painting by El Greco. The image is notable for its juxtaposition of the view of Toledo with the trompe l'oeil map of the city's streets. In the composition, El Greco also included an allegory of the Tagus River, a scene of the Virgin Mary placing a chasuble on Saint Ildefonsus, and an elevation of the Tavera Hospital floating on a cloud. It was probably originally commissioned by Pedro Salazar de Mendoza and is currently preserved in the El Greco Museum in Toledo, Spain.
| View and Plan of Toledo | |
|---|---|
| Spanish: Vista y plano de Toledo | |
| Artist | El Greco |
| Year | 1608 |
| Medium | oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 132 cm × 228 cm (52 in × 90 in) |
| Location | Museum of El Greco, Toledo |
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