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View all 169 artworks. El Greco lived in the XVI – XVII cent., a remarkable figure of Spanish-Greek Mannerism (Late Renaissance). Find more works of this artist at Wikiart.org – best visual art database.
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El Greco (spanisch el ‚der‘, italienisch Greco ‚Grieche‘; *...
- Coronation of The Virgin
Portrait of an old man (presumed self-portrait of El Greco)...
- The Disrobing of Christ
It is one of El Greco's most famous works. A document dated...
- The Burial of The Count of Orgaz
The Burial of the Count of Orgas is widely considered one of...
- Dormition of The Virgin
El Greco painted his Dormition of the Virgin near the end of...
- Portrait of Diego De Covarrubias
Location: El Greco Museum, Toledo, Spain; Dimensions: 67 x...
- Portrait of The-Artist's Son Jorge Manuel Theotokopoulos
‘Portrait of the-Artist's son Jorge Manuel Theotokopoulos’...
- Portrait of an Old Man (Presumed Self-Portrait of El Greco)
‘Portrait of an old man (presumed self-portrait of El...
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- View of Toledo. There are two landscapes by El Greco that have survived to the present day; the other is View and Plan of Toledo, also known as Vista de Toledo.
- The Burial of the Count of Orgaz. El Greco is well known for his 1586 work The Burial of the Count of Orgaz (Spanish: El Entierro del Conde de Orgaz).
- The Disrobing of Christ. El Greco’s The Disrobing of Christ, also known as El Expolio, is a painting he began in the summer of 1577 and finished the following spring for the High Altar in the sacristy of the Cathedral of Toledo, where it is still typically shown today.
- Laocoön. El Greco completed The Laocoön in 1610. The National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, has it in their collection. The mythological deaths of Laocoön and his two sons, Antiphantes and Thymbraeus, from the perspective of Greek and Roman mythology are depicted in the picture.
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Jul 12, 2018 · Read about ten El Greco paintings in our guide to discovering the artist's bold emotional and distorted style of art.
- Studying in Italy
- Working in Spain
- Style & Legacy
In 1570, El Greco moved to Rome where he sought inspiration from the works of Mannerist painters like Parmigianino. As a result, El Greco added Mannerist elements to his own artwork, such as elongated figures and distorted perspective.
As a result, El Greco focused his creative efforts within Toledo and soon garnered a respectable reputation. Over time, he was able to establish a successful workshop with assistants, capable of fulfilling altar commissions for churches in Toledo and elsewhere in Spain.
Although El Greco was exposed to several schools of art, he was also determined to forge his own path. Consequently, his expressive, dramatic style stands out from his contemporaries as highly unique. For this reason, many historians hesitate to associate him with any one school. Additionally, Pablo Picasso studied El Greco's art extensively during...
Burial scenes were often depicted as a main religious theme in art. Other notorious works of burials, painted after El Greco's, include the Burial At Ornans (1849) by Gustave Coubert, The Burial of the Sardine (c. 1812-1819) by Francisco Goya, and the Burial of St. Lucy (1608) by Caravaggio.
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El Greco. 1541 - 1614. Domenikos Theotokopoulos, known as El Greco, 'The Greek', was born in Crete, which was then a Venetian possession. El Greco trained in Venice, where he developed his intense, colourful Mannerist style.
