El Greco
El Greco had one son, Jorge Manuel, who assisted his father, and later became a painter in his own right.
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.
'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.
El Greco was interred in the church of Santo Domingo el Antigua. The location of his grave within the church is not known.
El Greco is a famous Greek-Spanish painter, meaning "The Greek"
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
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El Greco
El Greco had one son, Jorge Manuel, who assisted his father, and later became a painter in his own right.
El Greco was the name of a famous painter who worked in Spain. The name is Spanish for "the Greek" (= 2 words!)
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.
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." .
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.
The Greek. It's also the name of a famous Spanish painter.
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.