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El Greco
Allegory of the Camaldoless Order
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ID: 53600
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El Greco
Greek-born Spanish Mannerist Painter, 1541-1614
Considered a representative of late Renaissance Spanish art, El Greco was actually born in Greece, on the island of Crete. After studying in Venice under Titian, El Greco settled in Toledo, Spain in 1577. At the time he was wildly popular, his emotionally religious paintings being just the ticket for the hometown of the Spanish Inquisition. After his death his work was largely ignored until the beginning of the 20th century; now he considered one of the inspired geniuses of Western art. His distinctive style features bold shapes and colors, with elongated and slightly distorted figures.
In Toledo El Greco was in constant demand and liked living large: he maintained a private orchestra to accompany his meals. Related Paintings of El Greco :. | Fray Hortensio Felix Paravicino | Saint Francis Receiving the Stigmata | Bubende Maria Magdalena | Mary Magdalen in Penitence | Assumption of the Virgin | Related Artists: Worth BrehmAmerican, 1883-1928
John LongstaffAustralian war artist, 1862-1941 Frederic,lord leighton,p.r.a.,r.w.s1830-1896
English painter and sculptor. He studied in Florence. His first exhibited picture, which showed Cimabue's Madonna being carried through the streets of Florence, was purchased by Queen Victoria in 1855. Leighton was president of the Royal Academy from 1878 until his death.
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