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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El Greco The Assumption of the Virgin oil


The Assumption of the Virgin
Painting ID::  59156 		The Assumption of the Virgin
The Assumption of the Virgin (1577?C1579, oil on canvas, 401 ?? 228 cm, Art Institute of Chicago) was one of the nine paintings El Greco completed for the church of Santo Domingo el Antiguo in Toledo, his first commission in Spain.
   
   
     
El Greco The Burial of the Count of Orgaz oil


The Burial of the Count of Orgaz
Painting ID::  59158 		The Burial of the Count of Orgaz
The Burial of the Count of Orgaz (1586?C1588, oil on canvas, 480 ?? 360 cm, Santo Tom??, Toledo), now El Greco's best known work, illustrates a popular local legend. An exceptionally large painting, it is clearly divided into two zones: the heavenly above and the terrestrial below, brought together compositionally.
   
   
     
El Greco The Disrobing of Christ oil


The Disrobing of Christ
Painting ID::  59159 		The Disrobing of Christ
The Disrobing of Christ (El Espolio) (1577?C1579, oil on canvas, 285 ?? 173 cm, Sacristy of the Cathedral, Toledo) is one of the most famous altarpieces of El Greco. El Greco's altarpieces are renowned for their dynamic compositions and startling innovations.
   
   
     
El Greco View of Toledo oil


View of Toledo
Painting ID::  59160 		View of Toledo
View of Toledo (c. 1596?C1600, oil on canvas, 47.75 ?? 42.75 cm, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York) is one of the two surviving landscapes of Toledo painted by El Greco.
   
   
     
El Greco The Holy Trinity oil


The Holy Trinity
Painting ID::  59161 		The Holy Trinity
The Holy Trinity (1577?C1579, 300 ?? 178 cm, oil on canvas, Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain) was part of a group of works created for the church "Santo Domingo el Antiguo".
   
   
     
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     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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