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Famous Painters

Famous Painters. by Ivan Franyuk. El Greco (1541 – 7 April 1614). El Greco was a painter, sculptor and architect of the Spanish Renaissance. "El Greco" (The Greek) was a nickname, as he was Greek.

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Famous Painters

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  1. Famous Painters by Ivan Franyuk

  2. El Greco (1541 – 7 April 1614) • El Greco was a painter, sculptor and architect of the Spanish Renaissance. "El Greco" (The Greek) was a nickname, as he was Greek. • El Greco was born in Crete. In 1577, he moved to Toledo, Spain, where he lived and worked until his death. He received several major commissions and produced his best-known paintings there. • There are several paintings by El Greco in the Hermitage Museum, in Saint-Petersburg. One of them is Apostles Peter and Paul.

  3. Titian (1490 –1576) • Tiziano Vecelli, known in English as Titian /ˈtɪʃən/ was one the most famous Venician painters. • He lived a long life and died when he was about 90 years old. • There are 8 paintings by Titian in the Hermitage Museum. One of them is Repentant Mary Magdaline.

  4. Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) • Everyone agrees that Leonardo da Vinci was one of the greatest of all painters.Leonardo was a genius. He was a great architect, artist, scientist and engineer. • One of Leonardo's paintings is called "Mona Liza". It is the picture of a woman with a faint smile on her face. Now it is one of the greatest treasures of the Louvre in Paris, France.

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