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El Greco
Greek-born Spanish Mannerist Painter, 1541-1614
Considered a representative of late Renaissance Spanish art, El Greco was actually born in Greece, on the island of Crete. After studying in Venice under Titian, El Greco settled in Toledo, Spain in 1577. At the time he was wildly popular, his emotionally religious paintings being just the ticket for the hometown of the Spanish Inquisition. After his death his work was largely ignored until the beginning of the 20th century; now he considered one of the inspired geniuses of Western art. His distinctive style features bold shapes and colors, with elongated and slightly distorted figures.
In Toledo El Greco was in constant demand and liked living large: he maintained a private orchestra to accompany his meals.
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Painting ID:: 1115
Madonna and Child with St.Marina and St.Agnes
1597-99
National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
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Painting ID:: 1116
Fray Hortensio Felix Paravicino
1609
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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Painting ID:: 1118
Laocoon 1
1610
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Painting ID:: 1119
The Saviour
1604-14
Greco Museum, Toledo
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Painting ID:: 1121
Christ Carrying the Cross
1600-1605
Museo del Prado, Madrid
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El Greco
Greek-born Spanish Mannerist Painter, 1541-1614
Considered a representative of late Renaissance Spanish art, El Greco was actually born in Greece, on the island of Crete. After studying in Venice under Titian, El Greco settled in Toledo, Spain in 1577. At the time he was wildly popular, his emotionally religious paintings being just the ticket for the hometown of the Spanish Inquisition. After his death his work was largely ignored until the beginning of the 20th century; now he considered one of the inspired geniuses of Western art. His distinctive style features bold shapes and colors, with elongated and slightly distorted figures.
In Toledo El Greco was in constant demand and liked living large: he maintained a private orchestra to accompany his meals.
. Related Artists to El Greco: | Friedrich Tischbein | Carl Heinrich Bloch | Francois Lemoine | Maxime Maufra | John Thomas Serres |
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