Flemish Baroque Era Painter, 1594-1657   Related Paintings of PEETERS, Clara :. | Royal Sports on Hill and Loch (mk25 | Brucke uber die Schwarzbachstrabe in Wuppertal | The Boy Wearing hat on the ground | The Hermit Zosimus Giving a Cloak to Magdalene | Detail of The Sortie Made by the Garrison of Gibraltar |
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Manuel Orazi
French, 1860-1934
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.
Nathan Webb
1767-1853