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''View of Toledo'' and ''[[View and Plan of Toledo]]'', on display at the [[El Greco Museum, Toledo|El Greco Museum]] in [[Toledo, Spain|Toledo]], have the same city as the center of its image, but a much different appearance and message. For starters, ''View of Toledo'' was painted before the latter. It has a more vibrant feeling with all the green and white to contrast the dark blue and black. ''View and Plan of Toledo'' has a much warmer and earth tone to it with lots of browns. It is also an aerial perspective in comparison to ''View of Toledo''. For being paintings depicting Toledo, they could not be any different. However, they were believed to be commissioned by Pedro Salazar de Mendoza as they were found to be a part of his personal collection after his death. Salazar was very passionate about Toledo in every aspect. Due to Salazar's love of the city, it is believed to have inspired El Greco to paint both ''View of Toledo'' and ''View and Plan of Toledo''.<ref name=LIEDTKE2015/>

[[File:View_and_Plan_of_Toledo.jpg|none|thumb|500x500px|This''[[View and Plan of Toledo]]'' is the only other known landscape portrait by El Greco. It is believed to have been completed sometime between 1600 and 1610.]]