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El Greco

El Greco. Travel Spain Geography 399 Winter 2005. El Greco – The Greek. Self-portrait 1541-1614, b. Crete Dubious family background: traders, tax collectors Little is known about his apprenticeship By 1563 considered a master painter. Europe – End of 15 th Century.

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El Greco

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  1. El Greco Travel Spain Geography 399 Winter 2005

  2. El Greco – The Greek • Self-portrait • 1541-1614, b. Crete • Dubious family background: traders, tax collectors • Little is known about his apprenticeship • By 1563 considered a master painter

  3. Europe – End of 15th Century

  4. Temperamental Artist? • No interest in religious confraternities • Or guilds • Or Spanish culture • Studied, meditated, theorized about art

  5. Expressionistic Style • Strong emotional impact • Exaggerated brushstrokes, color • Disjointed space • Line, color, form legitimate subject matter

  6. Religious Paintings The Holy Family 1594-1604 Oil on canvas, 107 x 69 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid

  7. Style Hallmarks The Repentant Magdalen c. 1577 Oil on canvas Worcester Art Museum Worcester, MA

  8. Sculpture Venus and Vulcan Polychromed wood height: 42 cm Conde de la Infantas Collection, Granada

  9. View of Toledo 1597-99 Oil on canvas 121.3 x 108.6 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

  10. As an Artist • Philosopher • Excessive desire for originality • Mental infirmity, Or • Astigmatism • Critics both dislike, revere his work

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