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Wu was born in Lianshui, Jiangsu province, and later moved to Huai'an. [1] [2] [3] Wu's father, Wu Rui, had a good primary education and "shown an aptitude for study", [1] but ultimately spent his life as an artisan because of his family's financial difficulties. Nevertheless, Wu Rui continued to "devote himself to literary pursuits", and as a ...
Wu Cheng was born in 1249 in Fuzhou, Jiangxi, into a poor family with a scholarly heritage. His early training was in the Zhu Xi (1130-1200) lineage, but he was also exposed to the idea of harmonizing the Zhu Xi teachings with those of Lu Xiangshan (1139-1193), and he also had an affinity for southern Daoism.
Christ on the Cross Adored by Two Donors is a c.1590 oil on canvas painting by El Greco, now in the Louvre, Paris. [1]Intended for a chapel in the Hieronymite monastery in Toledo, it was commissioned by one of the two figures shown beneath Jesus crucified, in the places usually occupied by the Virgin Mary and St John the Evangelist.
Wu Cheng (Wuyue) (893–965), chancellor of the Wuyue Kingdom; Wu Cheng (philosopher) (1249–1333), philosopher during the Song and Yuan dynasties; Wu Cheng, one of the fictional bearers of the mantle of the White Dragon in DC Comics
Christ Carrying the Cross is a 1597–1600 painting by El Greco, belonging to the end of his life in Toledo. ... ArteHistoria.com. «Cristo abrazado a la cruz ...
The piece depicts the nominal "adoration of the Holy Name of Jesus. Beside Philip II are Pope Pius V and doge Sebastiano Venier, founders of the Holy League, and Don John of Austria, victor of the battle of Lepanto, all kneeling and worshipping the Holy Name of Jesus in the upper register, where it is surrounded by angels.
At the time of El Greco's death his belonging included 115 paintings, 15 sketches and 150 drawings. In 1908 Manuel B. Cossio, who regarded El Greco's style as a response to Spanish mysticism, published the first comprehensive catalogue of his works. In 1937 a highly influential study by art historian Rodolfo Pallucchini had the effect of ...
El Greco (1541–1614) was a Greek painter, sculptor, and architect of the Spanish Renaissance. El Greco may also refer to: The artistic style (Art of El Greco) which El Greco pioneered (typically used as an adjective in quotations) Christos Navrozidis, Greek freestyle wrestler and bare-knuckle fighter; El Greco, by Luciano Salce