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EL ARTE DE ESPANA
El arte de Domenikos
Theotokopoulos
A.K.A “El Greco”
El Greco - Background
• Domenikos Theotokopoulos, called El
Greco, was born in 1541 in Candia, the
capital of Crete. In 1566 he was recorded in
Candia as a master painter. El Greco
probably went to Italy to master the modern
Western Renaissance style.
El Greco
• He was profoundly influenced by the rich
colors and the free handling of paint of
Venetian painters.
• El Greco was admitted to the Academy of
Saint Luke as a miniature painter.
El Greco
• Unable to obtain major public commissions
in Rome, thus he began to paint for the only
other institute that had money, the church.
Fed up with Italy he moved to Toledo in
Spain. In 2 years he had completed nine
paintings for the church of Santo Domingo.
These works helped to establish his
reputation as the most gifted artist in
Toledo.
El Greco
• The dissatisfaction of Philip II with the
Martyrdom of Saint Maurice, which El Greco
completed in 1582 for the church of El Escorial,
effectively ended any hopes of royal patronage
that he may have had. It is perhaps for this reason
that he decided to remain in Toledo, where he had
come in contact with a group of learned
churchmen who appreciated his work. By 1585, El
Greco appears to have established a corporate
workshop capable of producing altar frames and
statues as well as paintings.
El Greco
• The decade 1597 to 1607 was a period of intense
activity for El Greco. During these years, the artist
and his workshop created pictorial and sculptural
ensembles for a variety of religious institutions.
Between 1607 and 1608 El Greco was involved in
a protracted legal dispute with the authorities of
the hospital at Illescas concerning the payment for
his work; this dispute greatly strained his financial
resources and contributed to the economic
difficulties that he experienced until his death in
1614.
El Greco
• In 1608 he received his last major altarpiece
commission, for the Hospital of Saint John the
Baptist, Toledo.
• El Greco was most widely known for his religious
and famous people works.
• His style had never been seen before. He uses icy
blues and vibrant reds.
• Turbulent storm clouds signal his works.
• His fingers on the hands of his subjects also reflect
the work of el Greco.
• The style of halo also marks the era of all his
works.
Autorretrato
Self-Portrait
El Cristo lleva la cruz.
Christ carrying the cross.
El espolio
The disrobing of Jesus.
Laocoon
“Laocoon” – Greek Mythology
Retrato de un cardenal
Portrait of a Cardinal
San Jerome como un cardenal
Saint Jerome as a cardinal
San Juan y San Francis
Saint John & Saint Francis
El Salvador
The savior
La trinidad
The holy trinity
Una vista de Toledo
A view of Toledo
La adoración del nombre Jesus.
Adoration of the name Jesus
El entierro del conde Orgaz
The burial of Count Orgaz
(His most famous work)