|
| | | Prev Artist Next Artist
|
|
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.
|
|
|
|
|
| Click Image to Enlarge |
Self Portrait 1
1604
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Painting ID:: 1108
|
|
|
Self_Portrait_1
1604
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
|
|
|
|
| Click Image to Enlarge |
The Burial of Count Orgaz
1586
Painting ID:: 1110
|
|
|
The_Burial_of_Count_Orgaz
1586
|
|
|
|
| Click Image to Enlarge |
View of Toledo
1597
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Painting ID:: 1112
|
|
|
View_of_Toledo
1597
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
|
|
|
|
| Click Image to Enlarge |
Saints John the Evangelist and Francis
1600
Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence
Painting ID:: 1113
|
|
|
Saints_John_the_Evangelist_and_Francis
1600
Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence
|
|
|
|
| Click Image to Enlarge |
St.Martin and the Beggar
1597-99
National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
Painting ID:: 1114
|
|
|
St.Martin_and_the_Beggar
1597-99
National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
|
|
|
| Prev Artist Next Artist
|
|
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.
|
|
|
ARTWORKS INDEX
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
ARTISTS INDEX A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
|
|
Wholesale China Oil Painting Wholesale Oil Painting China Xiamen Portrait Reproduction on canvas Chinese Oil Painting Wholesale
|
|
