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El Greco
Portrait of Dominican
1600s Oil on canvas,
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El Greco
Apostle St Peter
1610-14 Oil on canvas, 97 x 77 cm
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El Greco
Apostle St James the Less
1610-14 Oil on canvas, 97 x 77 cm
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El Greco
The Adoration of the Shepherds
c. 1610 Oil on canvas, 144,5 x 101,3 cm
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El Greco
The Virgin of the Immaculate Conception
1608-13 Oil on canvas, 348 x 174,5 cm
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El Greco
The Visitation
1610-13 Oil on canvas, 96 x 72,4 cm
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El Greco
The Purification of the Temple
after 1610 Oil on canvas, 106 x 104 cm
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El Greco
The Marriage of the Virgin
1613-14 Oil on canvas, 110 x 83 cm
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El Greco
The Baptism of Christ
1608-28 Oil on canvas, 330 x 211 cm
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El Greco
The Opening of the Fifth Seal
1608-14 Oil on canvas, 222,3 x 193 cm
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El Greco
Portrait of a Sculptor
1576-78 Oil on canvas, 94 x 87 cm
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El Greco
St John the Evangelist
oil on canvas
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El Greco
The Risen Christ
1595-98 Polychrome wood
height 45 cm
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El Greco
The Risen Christ
1595-98 Polychrome wood,
height 45 cm
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El Greco
The Tears of St Peter of all the old masters
mk223
Oil on canvas
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El Greco
The Dormition of the Virgin
mk233
c.1567
Tempera and gold on panel
61.4x45cm
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El Greco
Annunciation
mk233
c.1560-1565
Tempera on panel
24x18cm
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El Greco
The Baptism of Christ
mk233
c.1560-1565
Tempera on panel
24x18cm
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El Greco
The Modena Triptych
mk233
Oil on canvas
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El Greco
The Modena Triptych
mk233
c.1560-1565
tempera on panel
37x23.8cm
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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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