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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:: 52636
The Purification of the Temple
c. 1570 Oil on poplar panel, 65 x 83 cm
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Painting ID:: 52637
The Trinity
1577 Oil on canvas, 300 x 179 cm
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Painting ID:: 52638
St John the Evangelist
1577-79 Oil on canvas, 212 x 78 cm
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Painting ID:: 52639
Portrait of Doctor Rodrigo de la Fuente
1588-89 Oil on canvas, 93 x 84 cm
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Painting ID:: 52643
An Elderly Gentleman
1590s Oil on canvas, 44 x 42 cm
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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: | Alfred Bastien | oscar bjorck | Josef Danhauser | Stanislaw Ignacy Witkiewicz | William de Leftwich Dodge |
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