domenikos theotocopoulos
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Domenikos Theotocopoulos. The artist also known as “El Greco”. El Greco . El Greco (The Greek ) was born in Crete in 1541. As a young man, like many Greek painters, he moved to Venice and then Rome, Italy, where he studied art. . Crete. This is probably a self- portait of El Greco . - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Domenikos Theotocopoulos
The artist also known as
“El Greco”
El Greco El Greco (The
Greek) was born in Crete in 1541.
As a young man, like many Greek painters, he moved to Venice and then Rome, Italy, where he studied art.
Crete
El Greco’s actual name was Domenikos Theotocopoulos.
He signed most of his paintings with his name, like this: Δομήνικος Θεοτοκόπουλος
This is probably a self-portait of El Greco.
Soy guapo… soy muy,
muy guapo….
In 1571, El Greco moved to Toledo, Spain.
Hola!
Toledo is a beautiful city, a former capital of the Spanish empire, and a place where Christians, Muslims, and Jews coexist. El Greco completed most of his famous works there.
¡¡Qué bonita, Toledo!!
The figures in El Greco’s works have elongated features. (Look at the fingers, necks, bodies, etc.)
The Disrobing of Christ
Many of his paintings were religious in nature.
El Entierro del Señor Orgaz-The Burial of Count Orgaz
This large painting is divided into two sections.
1) The upper portion represents heaven, or the celestial, and there we see Christ, the Virgin Mary, angels and saints.
2) The lower part represents earth, or the terrestrial. Here are represented many famous people of the time, including the artist himself.
¡Es yo!
El Entierro del Señor OrgazThis painting represents the
legendary miracle that occurred in 1323, when Count Orgaz died. He was a very generous man who left a lot of money to the church. According to the legend, at the time he was buried, Saint Stephen and Saint Augustine descended in person from the heavens and buried him with their own hands in front of the the amazed mourners.
El Entierro del Señor Orgaz was painted from 1586-1588.
It is located in the Church of Santo Tomé in Toledo,
Spain.
Vista de Toledo-View of Toledo
Vista de Toledo is considered one of the best depictions of the sky in Western art.I am considered the first
Spanish landscape artist.
TAKE THAT, PICASSO!
Me again…. Can you see where I signed my Greek
name?
Another painting
of Toledo.
Para repasar:
Soy de Crete.Soy guapo.
Me gusta arte. Me gusta pintar. Me gusta religión.Me gusta Toledo.
¡¡Adiós!!