El Greco was a Greek painter who influenced Spanish mannerism. He was born in Greece in 1541 as Domenikos Theotokopoulos. On Crete he learns the craft of icon painting. His paintings are characterized by religious motifs. One of his most famous works becomes the funeral of the Count of Orgaz, which was painted in his later home country Spain. The picture shows a deceased whose soul ascends to heaven to face the judge of the world. It was made from 1586 to 1588. It still impresses today with its intense colours, which he used in his paintings.
His activity as a painter brought him from his home island Crete, via Venice and Rome to Spain. In Venice he became a student of Tizian and was deeply impressed by his works of art. The Grand Master of the Italian High Renaissance teaches the young Greek. Here his art style changes. The straightforward, Byzantine painter turns to Venetian painting, which is known for its strong colours and spatial depth. His paintings become more colourful. He uses lemon yellow and rich pink tones in his paintings. He then travels to Rome. At that time the most important artists of Europe lived in Rome, such as Michelangelo, Raffael or Pontormo. Intimidated by the talent of the artists and a bad order situation he moved on to Spain. He first lands in Madrid and applies for a job at the king's castle. This was still under construction and El Greco hoped to be able to participate in it. But the king rejected his application.
He travels further across the country. By chance he ends up in the Spanish royal and episcopal city of Toledo. The city is to become his new home. Here he feels at home and welcome. He quickly makes a name for himself and makes friends with his new acquaintances, who later become his best friends. The locals call the talented artist "El Greco". It becomes his nickname, which has been handed down until today. In his new home, El Greco created his greatest works of art, which are still world-famous today. He paints the Laocoon painting, for example. This work of art embodies El Greco's very personal history. Here, he connects his native Greece with his new home Toledo in a creative way, which inspires the people very much. In the following years, his paintings had a decisive influence on Spanish mannerism. He was inspired by the works of the Spanish mystics San Juan de la Cruz and Teresa of Ávila and always found new ideas. As he grew older, he created classic, rather quiet pictures. El Greco died in 1614 in Toledo. He became 73 years old.
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.jpg "The Gentleman with His Hand on His Chest by El Greco")
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.jpg "View of Toledo by El Greco")
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.jpg "Christ Crucified with Toledo in the Background by El Greco")
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_Greco_-_The_Pentecost_Painting_by_Domenikos_Theotokopoulos_dit_El_Greco_(1541-1614)_17th_-_(MeisterDrucke-1003335).jpg "The Pentecost by El Greco")
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.jpg "The Immaculate Conception, 1607-13 by El Greco")
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.jpg "The Burial of Count Orgaz from a Legend of 1323 by El Greco")
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_Greco_-_La_fable_-_Peinture_de_Dominicos_Theotokopoulos_dit_Le_Greco_(1541-1614)_huile_s_-_(MeisterDrucke-1325219).jpg "The Fable (Painting by El Greco, c. 1580) by El Greco")
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.jpg "Christ Carrying the Cross by El Greco")
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.jpg "Christ Healing the Blind, c.1570 by El Greco")
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.jpg "Christ Carrying the Cross, ca 1602 by El Greco")
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.jpg "Saint Jerome as Cardinal by El Greco")
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.jpg "Apostle St Thaddeus by El Greco")
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.jpg "Jesus Healing the Blind Man, c. 1573 by El Greco")
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.jpg "The Burial of the Count of Orgaz by El Greco")
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.jpg "Madonna and Child with Saint Martina and Saint Agnes by El Greco")
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.jpg "The Holy Trinity, 1579 by El Greco")
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.jpg "Saint Anthony of Padua by El Greco")
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_1590_-_(MeisterDrucke-108358).jpg "Saint Augustine of Hippo by El Greco")
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.jpg "Portrait of an Unknown Gentleman by El Greco")
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.jpg "A Boy Lighting a Candle by El Greco")
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.jpg "The Disrobing of Christ by El Greco")
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_Greco_-_Saint_Francis_receiving_the_Stigmata_by_El_Greco_Dominico_(1541-1614)_Oil_on_can_-_(MeisterDrucke-1322068).jpg "Saint Francis receiving the Stigmata by El Greco")
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.jpg "The Penitent Mary Magdalene by El Greco")
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.jpg "Saint John the Evangelist by El Greco")
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.jpg "The Purification of the Temple by El Greco")
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_Greco_-_Mary_Magdalen_in_Penitence_1585-1590_(oil_on_canvas)_-_(MeisterDrucke-1322084).jpg "Mary Magdalen in Penitence by El Greco")
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.jpg "Saint Philip the Apostle by El Greco")
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.jpg "St. Judas Thaddaeus or St. Thomas by El Greco")
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.jpg "Penitent Mary Magdalene by El Greco")
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.jpg "The Tears of St Peter by El Greco")
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.jpg "Penitent Magdalene by El Greco")
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_Greco_-_View_of_the_City_of_Toledo_(Toledo)_in_Spain_and_the_plane_below_right_Painting_-_(MeisterDrucke-985144).jpg "View of the City of Toledo by El Greco")
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_Greco_-_Portrait_of_Saint_Benedict_of_Nursia_-_(MeisterDrucke-977933).jpg "Portrait of Saint Benedict of Nursia by El Greco")
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.jpg "Saint Martin and the Beggar by El Greco")
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.jpg "Gentleman with His Hand on His Chest, c.1580 by El Greco")
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.jpg "Nobleman with his Hand on his Chest, c. 1580 by El Greco")
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.jpg "Self Portrait (detail) by El Greco")
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.jpg "The Burial of Count Orgaz, from a legend of 1323 (detail), 1586-88 by El Greco")
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.jpg "The Burial of Count Orgaz (detail of a boy, thought to be the son of the painter, Jorge Manuel) by El Greco")
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 1596-1600 - (MeisterDrucke-125933).jpg "The Baptism of Christ (detail) by El Greco")
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.jpg "The Immaculate Conception (detail of flowers) by El Greco")
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.jpg "The Adoration of the Name of Jesus, c.1578 by El Greco")
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.jpg "The Crucifixion with Two Donors, c.1580 by El Greco")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-39464).jpg "View and Map of the Town of Toledo, detail of the Tavera hospital, 1609 (detail) by El Greco")
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.jpg "An Allegory with a Boy Lighting a Candle in the Company of an Ape and a Fool (Fable) by El Greco")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-105212).jpg "The Martyrdom of St. Maurice, 1580-83 (detail) by El Greco")
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 1596-1600 - (MeisterDrucke-120374).jpg "The Baptism of Christ (detail) by El Greco")
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_Greco_-_Portrait_of_a_gentleman_with_a_hand_on_the_chest_Painting_by_Domenikos_Theotokop_-_(MeisterDrucke-948315).jpg "Portrait of a gentleman with a hand on the chest by El Greco")
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.jpg "Saint Francis in ecstasy, c. 1580 by El Greco")
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.jpg "Jesus in the Garden of Olives by El Greco")
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.jpg "The Annunciation, ca 1596-1600 by El Greco")
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 1607-13 (see also 90015) - (MeisterDrucke-77736).jpg "The Immaculate Conception (detail) by El Greco")
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.jpg "San Sebastian by El Greco")
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_Greco_-_Portable_altar_back_side_Adm_and_Eve_facing_the_Eternal_Father_detail_of_2384587_-_(MeisterDrucke-1402558).jpg "Portable altar back side: Adam and Eve facing the Eternal Father (detail) by El Greco")
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.jpg "Saint James the Less, c.1595-1600 by El Greco")
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_Greco_-_Portable_altar_back_side_Adam_and_Eve_facing_the_Eternal_Father_detail_of_238458_-_(MeisterDrucke-1408329).jpg "Portable Altar Back Side: Adam and Eve Facing the Eternal Father (detail) by El Greco")
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.jpg "Saint James the Younger, c1600, 1938 by El Greco")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-7747).jpg "Christ Blessing (The Saviour of the World) by El Greco")
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_Greco_-_The_Road_to_calvary_detail_of_Christ_carrying_the_cross_(oil_on_canvas_-_(MeisterDrucke-993881).jpg "The Road to Calvary (detail) by El Greco")
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.jpg "The Burial of Count Orgaz (detail of a franciscan monk) by El Greco")
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.jpg "The Adoration of the Shepherds, from the Santo Domingo el Antiguo Altarpiece, c.1603-14 by El Greco")
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.jpg "Christ Clasping the Cross by El Greco")
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.jpg "The Baptism of Christ by El Greco")
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.jpg "Saint Bartholomew by El Greco")
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.jpg "St. Jude Thaddeus, 1606 by El Greco")
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_Greco_-_Christ_Risen_and_His_Tent_Polychrome_Wood_and_Golden_Wood_(c_1595-1598)_by_Domin_-_(MeisterDrucke-940330).jpg "Christ Risen and His Tent, Polychrome Wood and Golden Wood (c. 1595-1598) by Dominicos Theotokopoulos dit Le Greco (Domenico Theotocopuli El Greco 1541-1614), Fundacion Casa Ducal de Medinaceli, Toledo by El Greco")
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.jpg "St. Martin and the Beggar, 1597-99 by El Greco")
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_Greco_-_Saint_Francois_of_Assisi_and_brother_Leon_(Leone)_meditate_on_death_c1600_(oil_o_-_(MeisterDrucke-907829).jpg "Saint Francois of Assisi and Brother Leon (Leone) Meditate on Death by El Greco")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-104740).jpg "Portrait of Juan Alfonso de Pimentel y Herrera, 8th Conde de Benavente by El Greco")
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_Greco_-_The_Trinity_Painting_by_Domenikos_Theotokopoulos_Dit_El_Greco_(1540-1614)_1577_S_-_(MeisterDrucke-1022926).jpg "The Trinity by El Greco")
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.jpg "Saint Jacques le Majeur, c.1610-14 by El Greco")
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_Greco_-_Portable_altar_detail_of_the_right_door_panel_depicting_the_Baptism_of_Christ_(t_-_(MeisterDrucke-1412759).jpg "Portable altar: detail of the right door panel depicting the Baptism of Christ by El Greco")
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.jpg "The Immaculate Conception by El Greco")
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 c1571 - (MeisterDrucke-131540).jpg "Portrait of Pope Pius V, c.1571 by El Greco")
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.jpg "A Nobleman with his Hand on his Chest by El Greco")
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_Greco_-_Saint_Francois_of_Assisi_(1181-1226)_receiving_stigma_Painting_(Vanita)_by_Domen_-_(MeisterDrucke-982739).jpg "Saint Francis of Assisi Receiving Stigmata by El Greco")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1569594).jpg "Christ Blessing (")
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_Greco_-_Apostolate_of_the_Cathedrale_of_Toledo_The_apostle_Saint_Paul_Painting_by_Domeni_-_(MeisterDrucke-1002037).jpg "The Apostle Saint Paul by El Greco")
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.jpg "Saint Anthony of Padua by El Greco")
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.jpg "Saint Peter in Tears by El Greco")
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.jpg "Laocoön by El Greco")
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.jpg "The Burial of the Count of Orgaz (lower part) by El Greco")
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.jpg "The Holy Family with Saint Anne and the Infant John the Baptist by El Greco")
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.jpg "The Annunciation by El Greco")
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.jpg "The Virgin of Charity, 1603-05 by El Greco")
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.jpg "Portrait of Jeronimo de Cevallos by El Greco")
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.jpg "The Coronation of the Virgin by El Greco")
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.jpg "SS. Andrew and Francis of Assisi by El Greco")
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.jpg "Portrait of the Poet Alonso de Ercilla by El Greco")
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_Greco_-_The_resurrection_of_Christ_(oil_on_canvas_-_(MeisterDrucke-999774).jpg "The resurrection of Christ by El Greco")
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.jpg "Annunciation by El Greco")
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_Saint_Dominic_in_Prayer_-_(MeisterDrucke-1569663).jpg "Saint Dominic in Prayer by El Greco")
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.jpg "The Flight into Egypt by El Greco")
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.jpg "The Crucifixion by El Greco")
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.jpg "Saint Francis Kneeling in Meditation, 1595-1600 by El Greco")
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.jpg "Saint Francis Receiving the Stigmata by El Greco")
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.jpg "The Adoration of the Magi by El Greco")
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_Greco_-_The_Holy_Family_with_St_Anne_St_Joseph_and_St_John_the_Baptist_Child_Painting_by_-_(MeisterDrucke-972137).jpg "The Holy Family with St. Anne, St. Joseph and St. John the Baptist Child by El Greco")
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_Greco_-_Man_portrait_Painting_by_Domenikos_Theotokopoulos_dit_El_Greco_(1541-1614)_circa_-_(MeisterDrucke-961431).jpg "Man Portrait by El Greco")
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