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 Opening of the Fifth Seal oil painting


The Opening of the Fifth Seal
The Opening of the Fifth Seal (1608?C1614, oil, 225 ?? 193 cm., New York, Metropolitan Museum) has been suggested to be the prime source of inspiration for Picasso's Les Demoiselles d' Avignon.
Painting ID::  59162
El Greco
The Opening of the Fifth Seal
The Opening of the Fifth Seal (1608?C1614, oil, 225 ?? 193 cm., New York, Metropolitan Museum) has been suggested to be the prime source of inspiration for Picasso's Les Demoiselles d' Avignon.
   
   
     

El Greco Picasso Les Demoiselles d Avignon oil painting


Picasso Les Demoiselles d Avignon
Picasso's Les Demoiselles d' Avignon (1907, oil on canvas, 243.9 ?? 233.7 cm., New York, Museum of Modern Art) appears to have certain morphological and stylistic similarities with The Opening of the Fifth Seal.
Painting ID::  59163
El Greco
Picasso Les Demoiselles d Avignon
Picasso's Les Demoiselles d' Avignon (1907, oil on canvas, 243.9 ?? 233.7 cm., New York, Museum of Modern Art) appears to have certain morphological and stylistic similarities with The Opening of the Fifth Seal.
   
   
     

El Greco Portrait of Jorge Manuel Theotocopoulos oil painting


Portrait of Jorge Manuel Theotocopoulos
Portrait of Jorge Manuel Theotocopoulos (1600?C1605, oil on canvas, 81 ?? 56 cm, Museo Provincial de Bellas Artes, Seville)
Painting ID::  59164
El Greco
Portrait of Jorge Manuel Theotocopoulos
Portrait of Jorge Manuel Theotocopoulos (1600?C1605, oil on canvas, 81 ?? 56 cm, Museo Provincial de Bellas Artes, Seville)
   
   
     

El Greco The Modena Triptych oil painting


The Modena Triptych
The Modena Triptych (1568, tempera on panel, 37 ?? 23,8 cm (central), 24 ?? 18 cm (side panels), Galleria Estense, Modena) is a small-scale composition attributed to El Greco.
Painting ID::  59165
El Greco
The Modena Triptych
The Modena Triptych (1568, tempera on panel, 37 ?? 23,8 cm (central), 24 ?? 18 cm (side panels), Galleria Estense, Modena) is a small-scale composition attributed to El Greco.
   
   
     

El Greco The Purification of the Temple oil painting


The Purification of the Temple
1571-76 Oil on canvas Institute of Arts, Minneapolis The most significant iconographic feature of this version is the introduction in the lower right-hand corner four portraits of artists. They are, from left to right, Titian, Michelangelo, Giulio Clovio and Raphael (although it has also been suggested that this figure is El Greco himself, Giulio Romano or even Correggio). Their presence can be interpreted as a straightforward homage by El Greco to those artists to whom he felt indebted (and some of whose works he was quoting in the picture).
Painting ID::  62290
El Greco
The Purification of the Temple
1571-76 Oil on canvas Institute of Arts, Minneapolis The most significant iconographic feature of this version is the introduction in the lower right-hand corner four portraits of artists. They are, from left to right, Titian, Michelangelo, Giulio Clovio and Raphael (although it has also been suggested that this figure is El Greco himself, Giulio Romano or even Correggio). Their presence can be interpreted as a straightforward homage by El Greco to those artists to whom he felt indebted (and some of whose works he was quoting in the picture).
   
   
     

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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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