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Madonna and Child with St.Marina and St.Agnes Painting ID:: 1115
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El Greco Madonna and Child with St.Marina and St.Agnes 1597-99
National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
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Fray Hortensio Felix Paravicino Painting ID:: 1116
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El Greco Fray Hortensio Felix Paravicino 1609
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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Laocoon 1 Painting ID:: 1118
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El Greco Laocoon 1 1610
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The Saviour Painting ID:: 1119
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El Greco The Saviour 1604-14
Greco Museum, Toledo
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Christ Carrying the Cross Painting ID:: 1121
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El Greco Christ Carrying the Cross 1600-1605
Museo del Prado, Madrid
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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. |
Related Artists::. | PASSEROTTI, Bartolomeo | James Seymour | eduard hanslick | |
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