el greco lived from 1541-1614 500 years ago his real name: doménikos theotokópoulos lived from...
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El Greco
Lived from 1541-1614500 years ago
His real name: Doménikos
Theotokópoulos
El Greco
Born in Crete, Greece and eventually moved to Spain and painted his important
work in Spain
Other paintings during the 1500s:Realistic
Other paintings during the early 1600sReligious themes Clouds close up: bright and sunny
Typical Painting by another artist during the same time period
Painting by El Greco of a Cardinal: How are they different?
What do you see in this painting? What colors did El Greco use? Look at the clouds.
This painting is called Laocoon it is one of his most famous paintings.
El Greco is one of the earliest painters to believe in using color to show
emotion in a painting
What emotion is this paintingShowing?
Even though El Greco mostly painted religious themes he also painted scenes using light and
dark to tell a story
An Allegory with a Boy Lighting a Candle in the Company of an Ape and a Fool (Fábula)
El Greco
He is known also for painting long people as part of his style in painting. Five hundred years ago, painters weren’t supposed to have ‘style’.
Project: Draw a Long PersonUse background color to showemotion
Use light and dark colors forcontrast