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Details of The Burial of Count Orgaz Painting ID:: 30267
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El Greco Details of The Burial of Count Orgaz nn05
Monument to a priest
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The Burial of Count of Orgaz Painting ID:: 30527
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El Greco The Burial of Count of Orgaz mk68
Oil on canvas
13'2"x10'
Toledo
Church of San Tome
1586-1588
Spain
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Agony in the Garden Painting ID:: 30539
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El Greco Agony in the Garden mk68
Oil on canvas
5'7"x3'8 1/4"
Cuenca
Diocesan Museum
c.1600-1605
Spain
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Portrait of the Artist's Son,jorge Manuel Greco Painting ID:: 30542
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El Greco Portrait of the Artist's Son,jorge Manuel Greco mk68
Oil on canvas
32"x22"
Museum of Fine Arts
c.1603
Spain
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Agony in the Garden Painting ID:: 30951
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El Greco Agony in the Garden mk68
c.1600-1605
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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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