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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:: 72315
Mary Magdalen in Penitence
Mary Magdalen in Penitence (Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City)
Oil on canvas, 108 x 87 cm
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Painting ID:: 72449
Vision des Hl. Ildefonso
1600-1604
Oil on canvas
185 X 102 cm
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Painting ID:: 72471
Antonio de Covarrubias y Leiva
ca. between 1600(1600) and 1610(1610)
67.8 X 57.1 cm (26.69 X 22.48 in)
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Painting ID:: 73932
Mary Magdalen in Penitence
Oil on canvas, 108 x 87 cm
Date 1580-85
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Painting ID:: 74146
Antonio de Covarrubias y Leiva
ca. between 1600(1600) and 1610(1610)
Dimensions 67.8 X 57.1 cm (26.69 X 22.48 in)
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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: | Willem Bastiaan Tholen | Gerard Hoet | Velasquez | Alson Clark | Hugo Briger |
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