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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:: 32873
Assumption of the Virgin
mk84
1577-79
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Painting ID:: 32874
Burial of the Cout of Orgaz
mk84
1586-88
Toledo,Santo Tome.
Canvas
480x360cm
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Painting ID:: 32875
Adoration of the Shepherds
mk84
ca.1612-14
Madrid,
Pradon,canvas
320x180cm
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Painting ID:: 33552
The Despoiling of Christ
mk86
c.1590-1600
Oil on canvas
165x99cm
Munich,Bayerische Staatsgemalde-sammlungen,Alte Pinakothek
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Painting ID:: 33553
The Agony in the Garden
mk86
c.1595
Oil on canvas
102x114cm
Toledo,Toledo Museum of Art
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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: | A. Bryan Wall | Ignacio Zuloaga | Maurer, Alfred Henry | George Leslie | Frank Benson |
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