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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:: 64055
christ on the cross
painted 1590-1600,cossio,c. 1580,mayer
98x70
the louvre, paris
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Painting ID:: 64056
an unknown man
painted 1584-94 cossio. 1594-1600,mayer
18x16
the prado museum, madrid
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Painting ID:: 64057
christ bearing the cross
painted 1594-1604,cossio, 1587-92
42x34
the prado museum, madrid
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Painting ID:: 64059
st john the evangelist
painted 1594-1604,cossio; 1600-1604
35x30
the prado museum,madrid
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Painting ID:: 64060
don fernando nino de guevara
painted 1596-1604,cossio; 1596-1600
67x42
the metropolitan museum of art, new york
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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: | Domenico Tintoretto | Marc Charles Gabriel Gleyre | Joseph Stella | Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich | El Lissitzky |
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