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The early literature that Walter Liedtke mentions in "Three Paintings by El Greco," suggests that the View of Toledo was painted after 1600 and shortly before El Greco died in 1614. However, art historian Harold Wethey believes it was painted between 1595 and 1600 because of the similarities to El Greco's other piece, Saint Joseph and the ...
In late 2013 it was on temporary display at the Prado in Madrid (with the other El Grecos), following a period of cleaning and conservation work there; it was returned to Toledo in 2014. It is one of El Greco's most famous works. [1] A document dated July 2, 1577 which refers to this painting is the earliest record of El Greco's presence in Spain.
El Greco (1541–1614) was a Cretan-born painter, sculptor and architect of the Spanish Renaissance. El Greco left his birthplace for Venice in 1567, never to return. El Greco's three years in Venice profoundly influenced his style. In 1577, he emigrated to Toledo, Spain, where he lived and worked until the end of his life.
El Greco, (a detail of) The Virgin of Immaculate Conception and Saint John (ca. 1585), oil on canvas, 237 x 118 cm, Museo de Santa Cruz, Toledo. In hopes of becoming a reputed and well-represented artist in Spain, El Greco aimed to be recognised by King Phillip II .
View and Plan of Toledo (Spanish: Vista y plano de Toledo, ca. 1608) is a landscape painting by El Greco. The image is notable for its juxtaposition of the view of Toledo with the trompe l'oeil map of the city's streets.
El Greco's older brother, Manoússos Theotokópoulos (1531–1604), was a wealthy merchant and spent the last years of his life (1603–1604) in El Greco's Toledo home. [13] El Greco received his initial training as an icon painter of the Cretan school, a leading center of post-Byzantine art.
The El Greco Museum (Spanish: Museo del Greco [1]) is a single-artist museum in Toledo, Spain, devoted to the work and life of El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos, 1541–1614), who spent much of his life in Toledo, having been born in Fodele, Crete. It is one of the National Museums of Spain and it is attached to the Ministry of Culture.
Christ Carrying the Cross is an oil painting by El Greco, produced early in his Toledo period circa de 1580. [1] The picture depicts Christ in a moment of personal reflection as he carries the cross to his death, therefore committing the ultimate sacrifice for humankind.