Saint Martin and the Beggar by El Greco

No trip to the Art Institute of Chicago is complete without appreciating the works of el Greco. Anything by El Greco makes my heart swell. The colors, the forms, and the composition. To think that this was made in the 16th century is mind boggling.

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