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El Greco was not a Renaissance painter. He is an example of Mannerism, which came after the Renaissance and opposed most of what the Renaissance painters had stood for.
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The Adoration of the Shepherds - El Greco - was created in 1609.
El Greco was born in crete, a small island in the Mediterranean belonging to Greece. Therefore, by birth El Greco is Greek, and not Spanish. In fact, his nickname "El Greco" means "The Greek" in Spanish. He also signed many of his works with his full Greek name. There is of course, a popular misconception that El Greco is a Spanish painter because many of his most famous works were completed while he lived in Spain, and because he is known today by his Spanish nickname.
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The Burial of the Count of Orgaz and El espolio (The Disrobing of Christ).
Because the emperor was building a new palace and wanted to employ Italian artists or artists trained in Italy. But the emperor did not lake El Greco's painting.
It is in the Metropolitan Museum, New York City
El Greco's painting style placed an emphasis imagination. He was uninterested in classicist standards such as proportion, and focused more so on simple intuition.
J. Lassaigne has written: 'Spanish painting from Velazquez to Picasso' 'Spanish painting from the Catalan frescos to El Greco'
El Greco's Holy Trinity was painted in 1579. It is a mannerism style oil on canvas painting depicting the mourning of Christ. It is currently on display at the Museo Nacional del Prado in Madrid, Spain.
El Greco was not a Renaissance painter. He is an example of Mannerism, which came after the Renaissance and opposed most of what the Renaissance painters had stood for.
El Greco Apartments was created in 1929.