El Greco—
Rusiñol

El Greco was relatively well known, though not sufficiently appreciated, during the nineteenth century. with the perspective of the passage of time and the new value the modern movements attached to concepts such as different and unique, appreciation for his work began to grow and his use of intense colours and the stylised proportions that enhanced the expressive qualities of his figures became a source of inspiration for other artists.

In Spain, one of the key events in the process of his revival was devised by Santiago Rusiñol. at the end of 1893, Ignacio Zuloaga, Pablo Uranga, Rusiñol and the journalist Josep M. Jordá discovered two El Grecos in Paris thanks to Jordá. The paintings belonged to the industrialist Pau Bosch, from whom Rusiñol bought them after making the necessary arrangements. They were a Penitent Magdalen with the Cross with large, watery eyes and stylised proportions, and a Saint Peter in Tears with a spiritual expression and absent heavenward gaze. The saint, with vigorous arms and hands clasped in devout prayer, bears the symbol of his attribute, the keys to the kingdom of heaven.