El Greco
El Greco
By: Stefani Barre
Life
• Full name is Doménikos Theotokópoulos
• Born in Crete, Italy in 1541
• Moved around to study in different schools
• Painted two paintings for King Phillip, but he was not impressed
• Lived with Jerónima de Las Cuevas
• Had one son, named Jorge Manuel, and he became a painter also
• Passed away on April 7, 1614
About his Art
• A painter, sculptor, and architect
• Created church based art
• Studied under Titian
• Believed color was the most important aspect of painting
• Had different interpretations of traditional religious themes
• Was inspired by Michelangelo and Raphael
• Introduced his own artistic views, ideas, and techniques
• The Burial of the Count of Orgaz is regarded as his
masterpiece
• From 1597 to 1607 he was very successful in his art
The Burial of the Count of Orgaz
• Also called The
Entombment of the Count of Orgaz
• Currently displayed in
Toledo, Spain at Santo
Tome Church
• Made with oil paints
• The Count of Orgaz donated a large sum of money to the church
• Painting was made in his honor
Lady in a Fur Wrap
• Also called Lady with a Fur
Stole
• Desplayed in Glasgow,
United Kingdom in the
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and
Museum
• Believe the painting is of his partner Jerónima
• The brushstrokes in this piece are much less harsh than his other works
• There are more warm colors in this piece
The Dormition of the Virgin
• Displayed in Ermoupolis,
Greece at the Holy
Cathedral of the Dormition of the Virgin
• Italian influenced colors
• One of his earliest surviving works
• Has a religious meaning, as do most of his pieces
The Purification of the Temple
• Currently Displayed in
Minneapolis, Minnesota at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts
• Painted after a quote from the bible
• Included Titian,
Michelangelo, Clovio, and
Rapheal- four great painters
• Rich color palate
• Has a religious theme
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View of Toledo
• Created from 1596-1600
• Displayed in the
Metropolitan Museum of
Art in New York City.
• Oil Painting
• One of the most dramatic landscapes ever
• Shows a spiritual part of the town
• The town inspired him in other paintings also
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Sources
• The Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
– http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/grec/hd_grec.htm
• El Greco: Painting, Biography, Quotes
– http://www.elgreco.net/
• Web Museum
– http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/greco/
• Online Biography
– http://www.biography.com/people/el-greco-9319123
• The Collection: National Gallery of Art
– http://www.nga.gov/collection/gallery/gg29/gg29-main1.html
• Artble
