Resurrection 1579

El Greco painted this Resurrection with oil on canvas, a common enough material, but he handled it in a very particular way. Look closely and you'll see that his brushstrokes aren't blended smoothly. Instead, they have an almost frantic energy. That's because El Greco wasn’t trying to create a naturalistic scene, but rather a vision, suffused with spiritual intensity. The light, the colours, even the figures themselves seem stretched and heightened. It's as if he's trying to paint something beyond the reach of ordinary sight. The process of making this painting was also a physical act, a dance between the artist, his materials, and his beliefs. He's not just depicting a religious event, he’s inviting us to experience it with our senses, blurring the line between the earthly and the divine. This kind of bold individuality challenges the idea that art must always conform to established rules. It's a testament to the power of craft and intention to transform ordinary materials into something extraordinary.