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Who was the artist closely associated with long faces and dramatic art?
Could be El Greco, working in Toledo, Spain, around 1600.
Nickname of cretan born artist domenikos theotokopoulos?
El Greco
What city did El Greco live?
El Greco was a Greek artist who was born around 1541. His worked showed that he was a master of the Spanish Renaissance. He died on April 7, 1614 in Toledo, Spain.
Where was El Greco buried?
El Greco was interred in the church of Santo Domingo el Antigua. The location of his grave within the church is not known.
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.
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