El Greco - Wikipedia
WEBDoménikos Theotokópoulos (Greek: Δομήνικος Θεοτοκόπουλος, IPA: [ðoˈminikos θeotoˈkopulos]; 1 October 1541 – 7 April 1614), most widely known as El Greco (Spanish pronunciation: [el ˈgɾeko]; "The Greek"), was a Greek painter, sculptor and architect of the Spanish Renaissance.
El Greco | Spanish Painter, Mannerist Artist & Sculptor
WEBApr 3, 2024 · El Greco (born 1541, Candia [Iráklion], Crete—died April 7, 1614, Toledo, Spain) was a master of Spanish painting, whose highly individual dramatic and expressionistic style met with the puzzlement of his contemporaries but gained newfound appreciation in the 20th century. He also worked as a sculptor and as an architect.
El Greco (Spanish, 1541–1614) - National Gallery of Art
WEBOverview. The man known as El Greco was a Greek artist whose emotional style vividly expressed the passion of Counter-Reformation Spain. Here at the National Gallery is the most important collection of his work outside that country, which was his adopted home.
El Greco (1541–1614) | Essay | The Metropolitan Museum of Art ...
WEBKeith Christiansen. Department of European Paintings, The Metropolitan Museum of Art. October 2004. El Greco is one of the few old master painters who enjoys widespread popularity. Like Vermeer, Piero della Francesca, and Botticelli, he was rescued from obscurity by an avid group of nineteenth-century collectors, critics, and artists and …
El Greco - 169 artworks - painting - WikiArt.org
WEBView all 169 artworks. El Greco lived in the XVI – XVII cent., a remarkable figure of Spanish-Greek Mannerism (Late Renaissance). Find more works of this artist at Wikiart.org – best visual art database.
El Greco Paintings, Bio, Ideas | TheArtStory
WEBArtists. El Greco. Greek-Spanish Painter, Sculptor, and Architect. Born: October 1, 1541 - Crete, Greece. Died: April 7, 1614 - Toledo, Spain. Movements and Styles: Mannerism. "You must study the Masters but guard the original style that beats within your soul and put to sword those who would try to steal it." 1 of 9. Summary of El Greco.
Domenico Theotokópoulos, called El Greco - The Art Institute of Chicago
WEB1541. Date of death. 1614. Perhaps most recognized today for his distinctly elongated figures, El Greco developed a unique style that combined the Byzantine traditions of his native Crete; the innovations of the Renaissance masters of Venice and Rome, where he spent nearly a decade of his life; and the religious themes popular in Counter ...
El Greco - Paintings, Toledo & Greek - Biography
WEBApr 2, 2014 · El Greco was a Greek artist whose painting and sculpture helped define the Spanish Renaissance and influence various movements to come. Updated: Apr 6, 2021. Photo: Archiv Gerstenberg/ullstein...
El Greco (1541 - 1614) | National Gallery, London
WEBEl Greco. 1541 - 1614. Domenikos Theotokopoulos, known as El Greco, 'The Greek', was born in Crete, which was then a Venetian possession. El Greco trained in Venice, where he developed his intense, colourful Mannerist style.
El Greco - Spanish Painter, Mannerism, Baroque | Britannica
WEBThe brilliant, dissonant colours and the strange shapes and poses create a sense of wonder and ecstasy, as the shepherd and angels celebrate the miracle of the newly born child. In the unfinished Vision of St. John, El Greco’s imagination led him to disregard the laws of nature even more.
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