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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:: 53567
Mary Magdalen in Penitence
mk233
c.1576
Oil on canvas
164x121cm
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Painting ID:: 53568
The Coronation ofthe Virgin
mk233
1591
Oil on canvas
90x100cm
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Painting ID:: 53569
The Assumption of the Virgin
mk233
1577
Oil on canvas
401x229cm
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Painting ID:: 53570
St John the Baptist
mk233
1577-1579
Oil on canvas
232x78cm
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Painting ID:: 53571
St Jone the Evangelist
mk233
1577-1579
Oil on cavnas
232x78cm
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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: | Gustave Leonard de Jonghe | WEENIX, Jan Baptist | Charles leroux | Robert Whale | Benjamin Samuel Bolomey |
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