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The Purification of the Temple Painting ID:: 52636
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El Greco The Purification of the Temple c. 1570 Oil on poplar panel, 65 x 83 cm
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The Trinity Painting ID:: 52637
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El Greco The Trinity 1577 Oil on canvas, 300 x 179 cm
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St John the Evangelist Painting ID:: 52638
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El Greco St John the Evangelist 1577-79 Oil on canvas, 212 x 78 cm
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Portrait of Doctor Rodrigo de la Fuente Painting ID:: 52639
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El Greco Portrait of Doctor Rodrigo de la Fuente 1588-89 Oil on canvas, 93 x 84 cm
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An Elderly Gentleman Painting ID:: 52643
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El Greco An Elderly Gentleman 1590s Oil on canvas, 44 x 42 cm
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El Greco
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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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