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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:: 53596
The Adoratin of the Shepherds
mk233
c.1610
oil on canvas
144.5x101.3cm
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Painting ID:: 53597
Mary Magdalen in Penitence
mk233
Oil on canvas
108x101.3cm
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Painting ID:: 53599
The Tears of St Peter
mk233
1580s
oil on canvas
108x89.6cm
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Painting ID:: 53600
Allegory of the Camaldoless Order
mk233
c.1599-1600
Oil on canvas
124x90cm
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Painting ID:: 53601
St Luke
mk233
c.1605-1610
Oil on canvas
98x72cm
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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: | Simeon Solomon | Tommaso Minardi | Charles Willson Peale | Gerhard Munthe | Pierre-Auguste Renoir |
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