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The Greek painter Domenikos Theotokopoulos is more popularly known by what name?
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∙ 13y ago
He was called El Greco.
El Greco
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What does El Greco mean?
Domenikos Theotokopoulos was born in Greece and later moved to Spain. When he came to Spain people found it difficult or impossible to pronounce his name, so they gave up and called him 'El Greco', which is Spanish for "The Grecian".
What is el grekos real name?
The real name of El Greco was Domenikos Theotokopolous. He was an architect, painter and scuptor during the Spanish Renaissance. El Greco was given to him as a nickname because it translated to "the Greek." .
Was El Greco a Dutch painter?
No, he was a Greek painter working in Spain.
Who is Phidias and what did he do?
Phidias was a Greek sculptor and painter.
Who were the graces parents in the greek myths?
Aphrodite and Dionysus or more popularly, Zeus and Eurynome.
What el greco means in spanish?
El Greco is a famous Greek-Spanish painter, meaning "The Greek"
Who was a famous Greek potter?
We don't know their names, and we name pots after who painted them, not who might have turned them. Without names for them either, we call them after characteristic or topic they specialised in, or where they have been exhibited. Examples are: Achilles Painter Thanatos (death) Painter Berlin Painter Pan Painter
How might a Renaissance painter convey humanism?
by using famous greek philosophers as subject
Who is the ancient greek painter with no surviving works whose fame is due to the writings of PLiny?
Apelles
What does el greco mean in English?
The Greek. It's also the name of a famous Spanish painter.
Who is melanthius?
Melanthius was a Greek painter in the 4th century BC. Melanthius is also a character in the Odyssey.
Who was the sculptor of the magnificent statue of in Olympia?
Phidias, a Greek sculptor, painter and architect, who lived in the 5th century BC.
