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  2. El Greco - Wikipedia

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    El Greco was a nickname, [a] and the artist normally signed his paintings with his full birth name in Greek letters often adding the word Κρής (Krḗs), which means "Cretan" in Ancient Greek. El Greco was born in the Kingdom of Candia (modern Crete), which was at that time part of the Republic of Venice, Italy, and the center of Post ...

  3. List of works by El Greco - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  4. Art of El Greco - Wikipedia

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    The same scholar believes that in El Greco's mature works "the devotional intensity of mood reflects the religious spirit of Roman Catholic Spain in the period of the Counter-Reformation". [1] El Greco often produces an open pipe between Earth and Heaven in his paintings. The Annunciation is one example of this spiritual conduit being present ...

  5. The Nobleman with his Hand on his Chest - Wikipedia

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    Unconfirmed portrait of Cervantes commonly said to have been painted by Juan de Jáuregui. [note 1]The Nobleman with his Hand on his Chest (also known as The Gentleman with His Hand at His Breast [1] or Gentleman with his Hand on his Chest) (Spanish: El caballero de la mano en el pecho) [2] is an oil painting by El Greco, one of the earliest works painted by the artist in Spain.

  6. The Disrobing of Christ - Wikipedia

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    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.

  7. El Greco Museum, Toledo - Wikipedia

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    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.

  8. Saint Peter and Saint Paul (El Greco, Barcelona) - Wikipedia

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    The figure on the left in El Greco's Saint Peter and Saint Paul can be identified as Saint Peter. In the Bible, Peter is one of the first disciples that Jesus calls upon.In the Book of Matthew, Jesus said to Peter, “And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.

  9. Nativity (El Greco) - Wikipedia

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    Nativity is a 1603-1605 painting of the Nativity of Jesus by El Greco.It was one of five paintings painted for the high altarpiece of the Santuario de Nuestra Señora de la Caridad in Illescas, Toledo.