El Greco: From Crete to Toledo Master of Light
El Greco born Domenikos Theotokopoulos in 1541 on Crete. He studied in Venice and Rome and settled in Toledo, Spain where he became a renowned painter. Despite wealth, he died poor in 1614, and his work gained fame only centuries later.
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El Greco Exhibit Tours National Gallery Toledo Dallas
The largest ever El Greco exhibition travels the country. It will appear at the National Gallery of Art in Washington from July 3 to September 6, at the Toledo Museum of Art from September 26 to November 21, and at the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts from December 12 to February 6.
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El Greco Artwork Noted for Elongated Figures
The painter El Greco is famed for long thin figures that may reflect his eyesight. His works also reveal strong emotion, as seen in The Mini Pa sy Betty Debnam from 1982.
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