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[[Image:A_View_of_Toledo.jpg|thumb|500px|A View of Toledo, one of El Greco's most famous paintings.]] | [[Image:A_View_of_Toledo.jpg|thumb|500px|A View of Toledo, one of El Greco's most famous paintings.]] | ||
[[File:El Greco considered Self Portrait 1604.jpg|thumb|left|Considered Self-Portrait, 1604.]] | [[File:El Greco considered Self Portrait 1604.jpg|thumb|left|Considered Self-Portrait, 1604.]] | ||
| − | '''Doménicos Theotokópoulos''' (Greek: Δομήνικος Θεοτοκόπουλος) known as '''El Greco''' (''The Greek'' in Spanish) was born in [[Crete]] in 1541, and died in 1614. He was a [[painter]], [[sculptor]], and [[architect]]. | + | '''Doménicos Theotokópoulos''' (Greek: Δομήνικος Θεοτοκόπουλος) known as '''El Greco''' (''The Greek'' in Spanish) was born in [[Crete]] in 1541, and died in 1614. He was a [[painter]], [[sculptor]], and [[architect]]. In 1560, he went to Venice, [[Italy]], where [[Titian]] became his greatest mentor. Around 1576, he settled in [[Spain]] and was considered the first great genius of the Spanish School. Some of his [[painting]]s are considered the most vivid in the world. |
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| + | Curiously, the works of his Italian period were very different in style from his later works. Some of the first are ''Christ Healing the Blind Man'' (1560s), ''The Annunciation'' (1570-1575), and ''Christ Driving the Traders from the Temple'' (c. 1570). [http://www.abcgallery.com/E/elgreco/elgrecobio.html] | ||
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Doménicos Theotokópoulos (Greek: Δομήνικος Θεοτοκόπουλος) known as El Greco (The Greek in Spanish) was born in Crete in 1541, and died in 1614. He was a painter, sculptor, and architect. In 1560, he went to Venice, Italy, where Titian became his greatest mentor. Around 1576, he settled in Spain and was considered the first great genius of the Spanish School. Some of his paintings are considered the most vivid in the world.
Curiously, the works of his Italian period were very different in style from his later works. Some of the first are Christ Healing the Blind Man (1560s), The Annunciation (1570-1575), and Christ Driving the Traders from the Temple (c. 1570). [1]
Petite Gallery
St. Mary Magdalen in Penitence
The Repentant Magdalen.
The Burial of the Count of Orgaz
Crucifixion
Portrait of a Nobleman with His Hand on His Chest
Christ in the cross adored by two donors.
