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Article: El Greco (Doménikos Theotokópoulos; 1541–1614)
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- Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World
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EL GRECO (Dom
é
nikos Theotok
ó
poulos; 1541
–
1614)
EL GRECO
(Dom
é
nikos Theotok
ó
poulos; 1541
–
1614), painter, sculptor, and architect. El Greco is usually classified as a Spanish artist, although he was born in Candia, Crete. He had one of the most unconventional career paths of any artist of his era. Initially active in Crete as an icon painter, he transformed his art in Italy through the independent study of works by leading Renaissance artists. Unsuccessful in Italy, he finally settled in Toledo, where his career was fostered by influential ecclesiastics. There, he developed a unique pictorial style, which synthesized aspects of Byzantine and ...