El Greco's El Expolio painting is seen in the sacristy of the Cathedral of Toledo following its restoration...
The three-metre high painting "El Expolio", or "The Disrobing of Christ", by Spanish Renaissance painter El Greco, is seen in the sacristy of the Cathedral of Toledo during a ceremony marking its return following restoration January 22, 2014. The painting left the cathedral last year to be restored in Madrid's national museum, the Prado. For centuries El Greco was a non-entity. No one studied his startling, unconventional work hanging high in a gothic cathedral, obscure convents and Spanish museums. It wasn't until the 19th century that modern painters rediscovered the artist - who was born Domenicos Theotocopoulos on Crete and lived and painted in Toledo, Spain from 1577 until his death in 1614 - and found inspiration in his bold colours and brush strokes. Now the city of Toledo in central Spain is marking the 400th anniversary of the death of its most famous son with a series of exhibitions, conferences and concerts in the walled, medieval city as well as in Madrid. Picture taken January 22, 2014. REUTERS/Paul Hanna (SPAIN - Tags: SOCIETY ANNIVERSARY)