El Greco: Life of the Great Spanish Painter
El Greco born Domenikos Theotokopoulos in 1541 on Crete. He lived mainly in Toledo and studied in Venice and Rome. Though wealthy at times, he died poor in 1614. his art gained wide acclaim only centuries later.
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National tour of El Greco exhibit announced
The largest ever El Greco exhibit travels across the United States. It opens at the National Gallery of Art in Washington from July 3 to September 6, then moves to the Toledo Museum of Art from September 26 to November 21, and finally to the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts from December 12 to February 6.
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El Greco’s Elongated Figures Spark Debate on Vision
Art historians note El Greco’s long stretched figures and intense expressiveness. Some experts suspect vision problems influenced his style while others praise emotional depth across his renowned canvases.
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