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El Greco was born in Crete, and named Kyriakos Theotokopoulos, (c. 1541-1614). He emigrated to Italy as a youth. El Greco left Italy for Spain in 1577, and spent the rest of his life in Toledo. Known for his elongated figures, strong sense of movement and his use of light, he is considered to be a Spanish painter.
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What baroque period artist painted abstract landscapes that look today much like 20Th-century art?
el greco
What city did the artist El Greco settle in?
Toledo, spain!
Which of these artists were associated with the Mannerist movement?
Tintoretto EL greco Parmigianino
What baroque period artist painted abstract landscape that look today much like century art?
el greco
Where today can examples of Greek painting be found?
Not many paintings survive from ancient Greece because most were done on wood board and were not well protected. Surviving are numerous examples of vase painting. These pieces range from drinking vessels to urns and date from the 6th century BC. The first style is Geometric moving into Black figure, (black silhouettes on a red background) later styles develop into a red and white figure. Most major museums have some sort of Greek Pottery. The Louvre, Delphi Archaeological Museum, museums in London, Munich and Athens have large collections. The famous Renaissance painter El Greco is also a Greek painter, and Demetrios Galanis is an early 20th century artist, so it is best to specify which era is of interest.
This painter of Francis of Ecstasy was born in Crete?
El Greco
Was El Greco a Dutch painter?
No, he was a Greek painter working in Spain.
What el greco means in spanish?
El Greco is a famous Greek-Spanish painter, meaning "The Greek"
Who were el greco's parents?
'El Greco' was the nickname used by Domenikos Theotokopoulos, an artist, painter and sculptor who was born in Crete, Greece, but that developed most of his artistic work in Spain, giving shape to the Spanish Renaissance. He was the son of rich merchant Georgios Theotokopoulos, but there's no information about his mother.
What did El Greco paint about in his paintings?
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.
What is El Greco's talents?
El Greco was a Spanish Painter who painted in the late 16th and early 17th century. He was born in Crete and moved to Venice and Rome before settling in Toledo, Spain.
Who is s greco artist?
El Greco was an artist, painter, sculpture, and architect that was born in 1541. He was known for his dramatic style and for incorporating architecture into his paintings.
What are some facts about El Greco?
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.
Who was the cretan- spanish painter who died in 1614?
El Greco
Which painter was considered the greatest painter active in Spain during the late 16th century?
El Greco
Did El Greco have any kids?
El Greco had one son, Jorge Manuel, who assisted his father, and later became a painter in his own right.
Why the spaces in the words written in the poem El Greco?
El Greco was the name of a famous painter who worked in Spain. The name is Spanish for "the Greek" (= 2 words!)
