The Feast in the House of Simon

El Greco (Doménikos Theotokópoulos; Greek, active in Spain, 1541–1614)

c. 1608–14

Oil on canvas

Art Institute of Chicago

Christ is anointed by a woman in yellow while seated at a crowded table with guests in colorful robes. Christ is anointed by a woman in yellow while seated at a crowded table with guests in colorful robes. Painting depicting Christ anointed by a woman in yellow, seated centrally at a crowded table of guests with long thin grayish faces in colorful robes with strong white highlights. In the background, tall grey archways, a steepled building, and city architecture.