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El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos)
El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos)

El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos)

Greek, 1540-1614
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Doménikos Theotokópoulos, most widely known as El Greco ("The Greek"), was a Greek painter, sculptor and architect of the Spanish Renaissance.

El Greco was born in the Kingdom of Candia (modern Crete), which was at that time part of the Republic of Venice, and the center of Post-Byzantine art. He trained and became a master within that tradition before traveling at age 26 to Venice, as other Greek artists had done. In 1570, he moved to Rome, where he opened a workshop and executed a series of works. During his stay in Italy, El Greco enriched his style with elements of Mannerism and of the Venetian Renaissance taken from a number of great artists of the time, notably Tintoretto. In 1577, he moved to Toledo, Spain, where he lived and worked until his death. In Toledo, El Greco received several major commissions and produced his best-known paintings.

El Greco's dramatic and expressionistic style was met with puzzlement by his contemporaries but found appreciation by the 20th century. El Greco is regarded as a precursor of both Expressionism and Cubism, while his personality and works were a source of inspiration for poets and writers such as Rainer Maria Rilke and Nikos Kazantzakis. El Greco has been characterized by modern scholars as an artist so individual that he belongs to no conventional school. He is best known for tortuously elongated figures and often fantastic or phantasmagorical pigmentation, marrying Byzantine traditions with those of Western painting.

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The Feast in the House of Simon

The Feast in the House of Simon (1608-14)

El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos) (Greek, 1540-1614)
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Apostle Saint Matthew

Apostle Saint Matthew (1610-1614)

El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos) (Greek, 1540-1614)
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Saint Andrew

Saint Andrew (1610-1614)

El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos) (Greek, 1540-1614)
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Christ Driving the Money Changers from the Temple

Christ Driving the Money Changers from the Temple (ca 1570)

El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos) (Greek, 1540-1614)
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Christ as Saviour

Christ as Saviour (1610-1614)

El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos) (Greek, 1540-1614)
Religion
Portrait of Diego de Covarrubias y Leiva (1512-1577)

Portrait of Diego de Covarrubias y Leiva (1512-1577) (ca 1600)

El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos) (Greek, 1540-1614)
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Portrait of Antonio de Covarrubias y Leiva (1514-1602), Spanish jurist and humanist

Portrait of Antonio de Covarrubias y Leiva (1514-1602), Spanish jurist and humanist (1597-1600)

El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos) (Greek, 1540-1614)
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Portrait of Dr. Francisco de Pisa

Portrait of Dr. Francisco de Pisa (1610-1614)

El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos) (Greek, 1540-1614)
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Fray Hortensio Félix Paravicino

Fray Hortensio Félix Paravicino (1609)

El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos) (Greek, 1540-1614)
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Apostle Saint Paul

Apostle Saint Paul (1610-1614)

El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos) (Greek, 1540-1614)
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Saint Francis Kneeling in Meditation

Saint Francis Kneeling in Meditation (1595-1600)

El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos) (Greek, 1540-1614)
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Portrait of an Old Man

Portrait of an Old Man (ca. 1595–1600)

El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos) (Greek, 1540-1614)
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Cardinal Fernando Niño de Guevara (1541–1609)

Cardinal Fernando Niño de Guevara (1541–1609) (ca. 1600)

El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos) (Greek, 1540-1614)
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The Vision of Saint John

The Vision of Saint John (ca. 1608–14)

El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos) (Greek, 1540-1614)
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The Adoration of the Shepherds

The Adoration of the Shepherds (ca. 1605–10)

El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos) (Greek, 1540-1614)
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Saint Jerome as Scholar

Saint Jerome as Scholar (ca. 1610)

El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos) (Greek, 1540-1614)
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Christ Healing the Blind

Christ Healing the Blind (ca. 1570)

El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos) (Greek, 1540-1614)
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Count Orgaz’ funeral

Count Orgaz’ funeral

El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos) (Greek, 1540-1614)
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Saint Peter in Tears

Saint Peter in Tears (1587-1596)

El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos) (Greek, 1540-1614)
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Boy Blowing an Ember

Boy Blowing an Ember (1570-1572)

El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos) (Greek, 1540-1614)
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St Peter and St Paul

St Peter and St Paul

El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos) (Greek, 1540-1614)
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Agony in the Garden

Agony in the Garden (1600-1607)

El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos) (Greek, 1540-1614)
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Portrait of a young man, traditionally identified as Saint Aloysius (Luigi) Gonzaga (1568-1591)

Portrait of a young man, traditionally identified as Saint Aloysius (Luigi) Gonzaga (1568-1591)

El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos) (Greek, 1540-1614)
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View and Plan of Toledo

View and Plan of Toledo (1610-1614)

El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos) (Greek, 1540-1614)
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The Annunciation

The Annunciation (Ca. 1596-1600)

El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos) (Greek, 1540-1614)
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St. James the Less

St. James the Less (1610-1614)

El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos) (Greek, 1540-1614)
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St. James the Greater

St. James the Greater (1610-1614)

El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos) (Greek, 1540-1614)
Religion
Christ Carrying the Cross

Christ Carrying the Cross (ca. 1577–87)

El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos) (Greek, 1540-1614)
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Saint John the Evangelist

Saint John the Evangelist (1610-1614)

El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos) (Greek, 1540-1614)
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Christ Carrying the Cross

Christ Carrying the Cross (from 1590 until 1595)

El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos) (Greek, 1540-1614)
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