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view and plan of toledo Painting ID:: 64075
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El Greco view and plan of toledo painted 1604-14,cossio; 1609 mayer
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greco museum, toledo
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toledo Painting ID:: 64076
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El Greco toledo painted 1604-14,cossio
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the metropolitan museum of art , new york
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christ on the mount of olives Painting ID:: 64077
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El Greco christ on the mount of olives painted during the last period
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national gallery, london
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christ on the mount of olives Painting ID:: 64078
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El Greco christ on the mount of olives painted during the last period
nation gallery
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christ on the mount of olives Painting ID:: 64079
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El Greco christ on the mount of olives painted during the last period
national gallery, london
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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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