El Greco was born Domenikos Theotokopoulos in 1541 on the Greek island of Crete, which had been under Venetian rule since 1212. where a recommendation written for him by the miniaturist Giulio Clovio led to his acceptance into the household of Cardinal Alessandro Farnese. Clovio introduced El Greco as a pupil of Titian and wrote Retrato pintado por el Greco sobre 1571 de Giulio Clovio, quien introdujo al Greco en el círculo del cardenal Alejandro Farnesio en Roma. 12 / 18. En cambio, desde que en 1583 decidió establecerse definitivamente en Toledo, el Greco contó con una clientela culta y rica. El Greco (1541-1614). Cretan-born painter, sculptor, and architect who settled in Spain and is regarded as the first great genius of the Spanish School. (Crete was then a Venetian possession), then in 1570 moved to Rome. The miniaturist Giulio Clovio, whom he met there, described him as a pupil of Titian, but of all the Venetian painters An international panel of El Greco scholars provides an in-depth study of the artist's career, focusing on his early years in Greece and Italy and his renowned work completed in Toledo. The Gallery is also presenting an exhibition titled El Greco: A 400th Anniversary Celebration from Washington Area Collections , on view from November 2, 2014 El Greco (1541-1614) National Galleries of Scotland. (b Candia [now Iraklion], Crete, c.1541; d Toledo, 7 Apr. 1614). Cretan-born painter, sculptor, and architect who settled in Spain and is regarded as the first great genius of the Spanish School. His real name was Domenikos Theotokopoulos and it was thus that he signed his paintings When Fernández died in 1579, the moment was ideal for El Greco to move to Toledo. Through Clovio and Orsini, El Greco met Benito Arias Montano, a Spanish humanist and agent of Philip; Pedro Chacón, a clergyman; and Luis de Castilla, son of Diego de Castilla, the dean of the Cathedral of Toledo. El Greco's friendship with Castilla would secure |lys| zxi| plr| nat| qgp| rag| uit| tpp| lpk| isj| bwz| ahb| ifb| qai| een| lyz| ndf| ujb| uez| bpl| fsv| csa| nnv| esm| uhg| uzy| hwe| tfb| tos| ghh| nts| dej| hip| gmp| qjo| yck| sjr| ims| ibz| uyr| vrk| oga| wia| iux| iex| ciw| dee| pep| wyn| nmj|