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El Greco

El Greco ("Der Grieche"), wirklicher Name: Domenikos Theotocopoulos (Δομήνικος Θεοτοκόπουλος / Ελ Γκρέκο) (* um 1541 in Phodele oder in Kandia (heute Heraklion) auf Kreta; † 7. April 1614 in Toledo) war ein Maler, Bildhauer und Architekt griechischer Herkunft und Hauptmeister des spanischen Manierismus bzw. der ausklingenden Renaissance.

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Vor seiner Auswanderung aus Kreta wirkte El Greco als Ikonenmaler. In der byzantinischen Schule galt er als Meister seiner Kunst, wenn sich auch bereits in seiner kretischen Phase eine Verbindung von östlicher und westlicher Maltechnik anbahnte. El Greco arbeitete seit etwa 1565 im Atelier von Tizian in Venedig, ließ sich von der Malerei Jacopo Bassanos und Tintorettos beeinflussen, ging 1570 nach Rom und weilte seit 1577 in Toledo, wo er Aufträge vor allem für den spanischen Hofadel ausführte und eine große Werkstatt unterhielt.

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Born in 1541, in either the village of Fodele or Candia (the Venetian name of Chandax, present day Heraklion) on Crete,[c] El Greco was descended from a prosperous urban family, which had probably been driven out of Chania to Candia after an uprising against the Venetians between 1526 and 1528.[4] El Greco's father, Geórgios Theotokópoulos (d. 1556), was a merchant and tax collector. Nothing is known about his mother or his first wife, also Greek.[5] El Greco's older brother, Manoússos Theotokópoulos (1531 – 13 December 1604), was a wealthy merchant and spent the last years of his life (1603–1604) in El Greco's Toledo home.[6]

The Resurrection Print by El Greco

The Resurrection

An Allegory with a Boy Lighting a Candle in the Company of an Ape and a Fool Print by El Greco

An Allegory with a Boy Lighting a Candle in the Company of an Ape and a Fool

Lamentation Print by El Greco

Lamentation

The Annunciation Print by El Greco

The Annunciation

View of Toledo Print by El Greco

View of Toledo

The Holy Family with Saint Mary Magdalen Print by El Greco

The Holy Family with Saint Mary Magdalen

The Annunciation Print by El Greco

The Annunciation

View of Toledo Print by El Greco

View of Toledo

The Holy Family with Saint Mary Magdalen Print by El Greco

The Holy Family with Saint Mary Magdalen

View and Plan of Toledo Print by El Greco

View and Plan of Toledo

Christ driving the Money Changers from the Temple Print by El Greco

Christ driving the Money Changers from the Temple

Christ Carrying the Cross Print by El Greco

Christ Carrying the Cross

Saint Joseph Print by El Greco

Saint Joseph

Saint Francis Receiving the Stigmata Print by El Greco

Saint Francis Receiving the Stigmata

Christ Healing the Blind Print by El Greco

Christ Healing the Blind

Christ on the Cross Print by El Greco

Christ on the Cross

Saint James the Younger Print by El Greco

Saint James the Younger

The Annunciation Print by El Greco

The Annunciation

The Penitent Mary Magdalene Print by El Greco

The Penitent Mary Magdalene

The Annunciation Print by El Greco

The Annunciation

Portrait of a Man Print by El Greco

Portrait of a Man

The Holy Family with St. Anne and the Young St. John the Baptist Print by El Greco

The Holy Family with St. Anne and the Young St. John the Baptist

Christ Blessing Print by El Greco

Christ Blessing

Saint Peter and Saint Paul Print by El Greco

Saint Peter and Saint Paul

The Coronation of the Virgin Print by El Greco

The Coronation of the Virgin

Portrait of a Man Print by El Greco

Portrait of a Man

Saint Peter in Tears Print by El Greco

Saint Peter in Tears

The Flight into Egypt Print by El Greco

The Flight into Egypt

The Entombment of Christ Print by El Greco

The Entombment of Christ

Assumption of the Virgin Print by El Greco

Assumption of the Virgin

 La Veronica Print by El Greco

La Veronica

Laocoon Print by El Greco

Laocoon

 The Holy Trinity Print by El Greco

The Holy Trinity

Portrait of Jeronimo Cevallos Print by El Greco

Portrait of Jeronimo Cevallos

Saint Dominic in Prayer Print by El Greco

Saint Dominic in Prayer

Apostle Saint Thomas Print by El Greco

Apostle Saint Thomas

Saint Bartholomew Print by El Greco

Saint Bartholomew

Apparition of the Virgin and Child to Saint Hyacinth Print by El Greco

Apparition of the Virgin and Child to Saint Hyacinth

Disrobing of Christ Print by El Greco

Disrobing of Christ

Christ Carrying the Cross Print by El Greco

Christ Carrying the Cross

The Vision of Saint John Print by El Greco

The Vision of Saint John

Saint Jerome as Scholar Print by El Greco

Saint Jerome as Scholar

The Adoration of the Shepherds Print by El Greco

The Adoration of the Shepherds

Cardinal Fernando Nino de Guevara Print by El Greco

Cardinal Fernando Nino de Guevara

Christ on the Cross 2 Print by El Greco

Christ on the Cross 2

Nobleman with his Hand on his Chest Print by El Greco

Nobleman with his Hand on his Chest

Christ with cross Print by El Greco

Christ with cross

Literatur

  • Scholz-Hänsel, Michael: El Greco 1541-1614. Köln: Taschen Verlag, November 2004. - ISBN 3-822-83170-0
  • Davies, David/Elliott, John Huxtable: El Greco. National Gallery London, 2003. - ISBN 1-857-09933-8
  • Emmrich, Irma: El Greco. 1988. - ISBN 3-733-80043-5

Weblinks

  • El Greco: Biographie und Werk
  • El Greco Online - Übersicht von Quellen von artcyclopedia.com
  • Art Gallery - El Greco
  • Literatur von und über El Greco im Katalog der DDB

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