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El Greco
cleansing of the temple
painted 1584-94, cossio after 1604
41x50
national gallery, london
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El Greco
el espolio
painted 1579
112x68
cathedral, toledo
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El Greco
st. jerome as a cardinal
painted 1571-76,cossio,last period,mayer
23x18
national gallery,london
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El Greco
a lady
painted 1594-1604,cossio. 1578-81,mayer
15x13
john g johnson collection,philadelphia museum of art
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El Greco
burial of count orgaz
painted 1586
191x141
church of samto tome, toledo
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El Greco
man with his hand on his breast
painted 1577-84
31x26
the prado museum, madrid
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El Greco
st.joseph and the child
painted 1599-1602
44x22
museum of san vicente, toledo
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El Greco
virgin with santa ines and santa tecla
painted 1597-99
76x40
national gallery of art, washington, dc ,widener collection
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El Greco
st. martin and the beggar
painted 1597-99,mayer
75x38
national gallery of art, washington, dc, widener collection
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El Greco
st. louis, king of france
painted 1586-94
46x37
the louvre, paris
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El Greco
christ on the cross
painted 1590-1600,cossio,c. 1580,mayer
98x70
the louvre, paris
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El Greco
an unknown man
painted 1584-94 cossio. 1594-1600,mayer
18x16
the prado museum, madrid
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El Greco
christ bearing the cross
painted 1594-1604,cossio, 1587-92
42x34
the prado museum, madrid
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El Greco
st john the evangelist
painted 1594-1604,cossio; 1600-1604
35x30
the prado museum,madrid
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El Greco
don fernando nino de guevara
painted 1596-1604,cossio; 1596-1600
67x42
the metropolitan museum of art, new york
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El Greco
fray hortensio felix paravicino
painted 1604-9
43x33
museum of fine arts, boston
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El Greco
fray hortensio felix paravicino
painted 1604-9
museum of fine arts, boston
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El Greco
resurrection
painted 1584-94,cossio; 1603,mayer
108x50
the prado museum,madrid
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El Greco
st dominig
painted 1604-14, cossio; 1603-5
39x21
museum of san vicente, toledo
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El Greco
st, bernardino of siena
painted 1604-14,cossio; 1603,mayer
106x56
greco museum, toledo
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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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