El Greco
By Colin Hendrickson
Biography
- Born in Crete, Greece on 1541
- Spent most of his life in Toledo, Spain. He also spent some of his time in Crete, Venice and Rome throughout his life.
- His skills with language suggests early education. He spent 3-4 years in venice learning from Titan.
- During his life he was brought up in a wealthy family and learned from great artists throughout the Renaissance.
- His type of art was paintings
- Art work done- Burial of the Count of Organz, Assumption of the Virgin, and El Espolio
- His patrons were Cardinal Allessandro Farnese, King Phillip, and many churches
Saint Bernard of Siena
- Created between 1585 and 1610
- Located right now in the Casa y Museo del Greco, which is in Toledo, Spain
- He used renaissance techniques with the rebirth without the church and individuals are important
- I find this piece interesting because it has many subtle ways showing the rebirth without the church. I also fine the frame interesting because it's a cathedral. The Saint is holding a staff with the writing IHS and a cross in it with rays of sun coming off it. I think that all those things are interesting and thats why I choose this piece
- This describes secularism because it includes a cathedral, a saint, priest's hats, and a bible all showing that they are breaking away from religion.
Work Cited
"El Greco." Authors and Artists for Young Adults. Vol. 64. Detroit: Gale, 2005.Biography in Context. Web. 18 Nov. 2013.
Saint Bernard of Siena. 1585-1610. Casa Y Museo Del Greco, Toledo Spain.