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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:: 19022
The Miracle of Christ Healing the Blind
1575, oil on canvas, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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Painting ID:: 19023
The Disrobing of Christ
1583-84, canvas, Pinakothek at Munich
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Painting ID:: 19024
Resurrection
approx. 1584-94, Museo del Prado, Madrid
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Painting ID:: 19025
St. Louis
King of France, approx. 1586-94, Mus??e du Louvre
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Painting ID:: 19026
Portrait of a Cardinal
oil on canvas, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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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: | Elie Nadelman | Alexey Gavrilovich Venetsianov | Caillebotte, Gustave | Homer Watson | Cornelis Holsteyn |
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