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GRECO, El
Greek-born Spanish Mannerist Painter, 1541-1614
Greek painter, designer and engraver, active in Italy and Spain. One of the most original and interesting painters of 16th-century Europe, he transformed the Byzantine style of his early paintings into another, wholly Western manner. He was active in his native Crete, in Venice and Rome, and, during the second half of his life, in Toledo. He was renowned in his lifetime for his originality and extravagance and provides one of the most curious examples of the oscillations of taste in the evaluation of a painter,
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Painting ID:: 43750
The Virgin and Child with St Martina and St Agnes
597-99
Oil on canvas,
193 x 103 cm
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Painting ID:: 43751
The Disrobing of Christ
c. 1600
Oil on canvas,
129 x 160 cm
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Painting ID:: 43752
The Repentant Peter
c. 1600
Oil on canvas,
94 x 75 cm
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Painting ID:: 43753
Christ as Saviour
c. 1600
Oil on canvas, 73 x 56,5 cm
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Painting ID:: 43754
St Francis and Brother Leo Meditating on Death
1600-02
Oil on canvas,
168,5 x 103,2 cm
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GRECO, El
Greek-born Spanish Mannerist Painter, 1541-1614
Greek painter, designer and engraver, active in Italy and Spain. One of the most original and interesting painters of 16th-century Europe, he transformed the Byzantine style of his early paintings into another, wholly Western manner. He was active in his native Crete, in Venice and Rome, and, during the second half of his life, in Toledo. He was renowned in his lifetime for his originality and extravagance and provides one of the most curious examples of the oscillations of taste in the evaluation of a painter,
. Related Artists to GRECO, El: | Vigilius Eriksen | Vilhelm Hammershoi | Kitty Kielland | BOEL, Pieter | Edward Ashton Goodes |
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