El Greco

El Greco Paintings

El Greco, whose real name is Doménikos Theotokópoulos, was called El Greco in Greece. Probably still in his hometown, El Greco has understanding of art have a certain foundation, but the real system of training learning is in Venice. He arrived in Venice around 1567, may have been working in Titian's studio. In 1570, the painter left Venice to Rome, it can be sure that he was thinking and analyzing artwork creation on his way through a number of other Italian cities. El Greco stayed in Madrid for a very short period of time, he settled down in Toledo in 1577. Since then began to paint in the old church of Santo Domingo, and is the cathedral for the creation of a singular extraordinary "Funeral".

Today, El Greco is s a great painter best known medieval Spain. El Greco was a portraitist, he was particularly good at religious paintings, and created numerous altarpieces for the church in Toledo and elsewhere. Although he made such a success, but later in his life, the painter was suck into money problems continuously. One reason is that his lifestyle was too extravagant, another reason is because of his strong self-esteem, frequently occurs with the commission proceedings makers. After Greco died, along with the decline of his reputation, El Greco works are also considered to be "absurd silly" and was snubbed. Until the 19th century, he has finally been widely recognized for his unique and charismatic style of painting in art history. El Greco paintings are in peculiar composition, fantasy layout structure, bold use of color, showing a strange dreamy effect.

El Greco famous masterpieces include "Assumption of the Virgin", "View of Toledo", "Holy Family with St Anne", which is meticulously reproduced by our artist, nearly the same as original. Shop El Greco oil paintings on Artisoo gallery and bring one home to enjoy.

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Apostle St Thomas

Apostle St Thomas

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Christ On A Cross 1610

Christ On A Cross 1610

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Apostle St Thaddeus Jude

Apostle St Thaddeus Jude

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Christ Healing The Blind 1578

Christ Healing The Blind 1578

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Coronation Of The Virgin 1591 1

Coronation Of The Virgin 1591 1

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The Holy Family

The Holy Family

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Portrait Of Pope Pius V

Portrait Of Pope Pius V

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St Sebastian 2

St Sebastian 2

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Coronation Of The Virgin 1591

Coronation Of The Virgin 1591

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Mount Sinai 1570

Mount Sinai 1570

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Feast In The House Of Simon

Feast In The House Of Simon

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Madonna Of Charity

Madonna Of Charity

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St Francis Praying

St Francis Praying

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Baptism Of Christ 1568

Baptism Of Christ 1568

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The Dream Of Philip Ii 1579

The Dream Of Philip Ii 1579

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St Andrew And St Francis 1604

St Andrew And St Francis 1604

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St Francis Praying 1595

St Francis Praying 1595

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Mary Magdalene In Penitence

Mary Magdalene In Penitence

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St Antony Of Padua

St Antony Of Padua

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St Peter And St Paul

St Peter And St Paul

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The Disrobing Of Christ 1579

The Disrobing Of Christ 1579

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Virgin Mary 1

Virgin Mary 1

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Christ Carrying The Cross

Christ Carrying The Cross

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Coronation Of The Virgin

Coronation Of The Virgin

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Pentecost

Pentecost

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View And Plan Of Toledo

View And Plan Of Toledo

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Portrait Of A Young Man

Portrait Of A Young Man

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Vincenzo Anastagi

Vincenzo Anastagi

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Fable

Fable

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Resurrection 1579

Resurrection 1579

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Christ Carrying The Cross 1

Christ Carrying The Cross 1

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The Annunciation 1576

The Annunciation 1576

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Portrait Of A Man 2

Portrait Of A Man 2

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Burial of Count Orgaz

Burial of Count Orgaz

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Apostle St Philip

Apostle St Philip

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Portrait Of Diego De Covarrubias
Apostles Peter And Paul 1592

Apostles Peter And Paul 1592

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Apostle St Simon

Apostle St Simon

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The Entombment Of Christ 1570

The Entombment Of Christ 1570

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The Visitation

The Visitation

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Portrait Of Cardinal Tavera

Portrait Of Cardinal Tavera

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St Dominic in Prayer 1586-90

St Dominic in Prayer 1586-90

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