El Greco
"The Greek"
Early Life
Education and Training in Art
Lifestyle
Youth Lifestyle:
A lot of pieces of El Greco's life is unknown, but mostly his life as a youth. It is known that he did not come from a poor family, and was well educated. He was of a Greek Orthodox religion, and this was reflected in many of his early paintings.Career Lifestyle:
El Greco was a culturally sophisticated artist, for he was familiar with Greek, Latin, Italian, and Spanish literature. Studying and becoming familiar with many subjects and ideas was a big part of his life. Throughout his painting career, El Greco was starting to become a more naturalist artist instead of a religious painter.
Type of Art
Some Examples:
Annunciaton
Martyrdom of St. Maurice
Portrait of an Elderly Gentleman
Patrons
Humanism and Skepticism
View of Toledo
Renaissance Work
Description
Significance
Scientific Naturalism
Why is it interesting to me?
Citations
Context. Web. 18 Nov. 2013.
"El Greco." Authors and Artists for Young Adults. Vol. 64. Detroit: Gale, 2005.Biography in Context. Web. 18 Nov. 2013.
Greco, El . View of Toledo. 1599. Metropolitan, Toledo, Spain. Artstor.org. Web. .
Greco, El. "Remote Login to Artstor digital Library." Remote Login to Artstor digital Library. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Nov. 2013. <http://library.artstor.org/library/secure/ViewImages?id=4iFCeTg4NCciJy8laCt2KngqVXYsf1hzcQ%3D%3D&userId=hDRGcjwn&zoomparams=>.