The last major El Greco exhibition in the United States opened at the National Gallery of Art in Washington in 1982.
美国上一次埃尔「葛瑞克的主要作品展是在1982年华盛顿的国家艺术画廊里举行的。」
This work, and two other El Greco ICONS, will be seen for the first time in this country at the Metropolitan exhibition. They are also the first works visitors will see.
这幅作品与埃尔「葛瑞克的其他两幅人物作品将在这次大都市艺术博物馆里第一次与世人见面。」
But since the 19th century, when a group of critics, artists and collectors rediscovered his work, El Greco has been an enduring fascination for modern artists.
但是到了19世纪,当一群批判家、艺术家和收藏家重新发现了他的作品,对于现代艺术家,埃尔「葛瑞克的作品具有持久的魅力。」
The news of its discovery comes just a week after another 「lost」 El Greco work was put on display in Poland.
就在人们得知基督受洗图被发现前一周,另一幅「遗失」的埃尔·格列柯的作品在波兰展出。