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El Greco painted a boy blowing on an ember to light a candle, a subject from classical antiquity. The scene allowed the artist to study dramatic light effects.

El Greco's handling of candlelight shows his technical mastery. This work is in a private collection.

El Greco created this study of light and shadow You can see it at Private Collection. El Greco painted a boy blowing on an ember to light a candle, a subject from classical antiquity.

You can see it at Private Collection in Unknown, Unknown. El Greco created it. El Greco painted a boy blowing on an ember to light a candle, a subject from classical antiquity.

El Greco explored candlelight effects in several works. This subject of a boy lighting a candle traces back to classical antiquity and was popular among Mannerist painters.

El Greco painted a boy blowing on an ember to light a candle, a subject from classical antiquity. The scene allowed the artist to study dramatic light effects.

El Greco's handling of candlelight shows his technical mastery. This work is in a private collection.

El Greco created this study of light and shadow You can see it at Private Collection. El Greco painted a boy blowing on an ember to light a candle, a subject from classical antiquity.

You can see it at Private Collection in Unknown, Unknown. El Greco created it. El Greco painted a boy blowing on an ember to light a candle, a subject from classical antiquity.

El Greco explored candlelight effects in several works. This subject of a boy lighting a candle traces back to classical antiquity and was popular among Mannerist painters.

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