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Bookmark or Share- Art of El Greco - WikipediaEl Greco (1541–1614) was a prominent painter, sculptor and architect active during the Spanish Renaissance. He developed into an artist so unique that he belongs to no conventional school. His dramatic and expressionistic style was met with puzzlement by his contemporaries but gained newfound appreciation in the 20th century. [1]
- El Greco - WikipediaDoménikos Theotokópoulos (Greek: Δομήνικος Θεοτοκόπουλος, IPA: [ðoˈminikos θeotoˈkopulos]; 1 October 1541 – 7 April 1614), [2] most widely known as El Greco (Spanish pronunciation: [el ˈgɾeko]; "The Greek"), was a Greek painter, sculptor and architect of the Spanish Renaissance.
- Domenico Theotokópoulos, called El Greco - The Art Institute of ChicagoPerhaps most recognized today for his distinctly elongated figures, El Greco developed a unique style that combined the Byzantine traditions of his native Crete; the innovations of the Renaissance masters of Venice and Rome, where he spent nearly a decade of his life; and the religious themes popular in Counter-Reformation Toledo, where the ...
- El Greco Paintings, Bio, Ideas | TheArtStoryEl Greco is best known for his tortuously elongated figures painted in phantasmagorical pigmentation, which almost resembled chalk with its blunt vividness.
- El Greco - Paintings, Toledo & Greek - BiographyEl Greco was a Greek artist whose painting and sculpture helped define the Spanish Renaissance and influence various movements to come.
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