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Assumption of the Virgin
Painting ID:: 32873
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El Greco
Assumption of the Virgin
mk84
1577-79
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Burial of the Cout of Orgaz
Painting ID:: 32874
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El Greco
Burial of the Cout of Orgaz
mk84
1586-88
Toledo,Santo Tome.
Canvas
480x360cm
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Adoration of the Shepherds
Painting ID:: 32875
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El Greco
Adoration of the Shepherds
mk84
ca.1612-14
Madrid,
Pradon,canvas
320x180cm
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The Despoiling of Christ
Painting ID:: 33552
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El Greco
The Despoiling of Christ
mk86
c.1590-1600
Oil on canvas
165x99cm
Munich,Bayerische Staatsgemalde-sammlungen,Alte Pinakothek
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The Agony in the Garden
Painting ID:: 33553
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El Greco
The Agony in the Garden
mk86
c.1595
Oil on canvas
102x114cm
Toledo,Toledo Museum of Art
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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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