El Greco
Subtitle: Domenikos Theotokpoulos, 1541-1614 (Taschen Basic Art)
Publisher: Taschen; TASCHEN
Published: November 2, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 96
ISBN-13: 9783822831717
Subjects: Individual artists; Mannerism (c 1530-1600); Painting & paintings; Artists, Architects, Photographers; Art; Art & Art Instruction; Europe; European; Individual Artist; 1541?-1614; Biography; Criticism and interpretation; Greco,; Painters; Spain
Description: Cretan-born painter Domenicos Theotocopoulos, better known by his Spanish nickname, El Greco (c.1545-1614), studied under Titian in Venice before settling down in Toldeo. Commissioned by the church and local nobility, El Greco produced dramatic paintings marked by distorted figures and vibrant color contrasted with subtle grays. Though his work was appreciated by his contemporaries, especially intellectuals, it wasn't until the 20th century that it was widely embraced and admired, influencing in particular the Expressionist movement.