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El Greco

Greek artist, painter, sculptor and architect (1541–1614)

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Also known as Greco Domenicos Theotocopuli · Domenico Theocopuli · Doménico Theotocopoulis · Domenico Theotocopuly · Domenico Teoscopoli · Dominico Theotocopuli

Born: October 1, 1541
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, 1541
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Died: April 7, 1614
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Birthplace: Heraklion
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, Fodele
Place of death: Toledo
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Citizenship: Crown of Castile
, Republic of Venice
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Occupation: painter
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, sculptor
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, architect
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Spouse: none
Languages spoken, written or signed: Spanish
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Doménikos Theotokópoulos, most widely known as El Greco, was a Greek painter, sculptor and architect of the Spanish Renaissance, regarded as one of the greatest artists of all time. El Greco was a nickname, and the artist normally signed his paintings with his full birth name in Greek letters often adding the word Κρής, which means "Cretan" in Ancient Greek.

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Saint Dominic in Prayer(1610)
Christ on the Cross(1610)
Saint Catherine(1610)
The Annunciation(1610)
St. Luke(1610)
St Francis and Brother Leo Meditating on Death(1610)
St Francis and Brother Leo Meditating on Death(1610)
St Francis and Brother Leo Meditating on Death(1610)
The Savior(1610)
Study for Ascension of Maria (Immaculate Conception)(1610)
Saint Francis in Prayer before a Crucifix(1610)
Saint Francis in Prayer before a Crucifix(1610)
Saint Francis in Prayer before a Crucifix(1610)
Saint Francis in Prayer(1610)
Saint Francis in Prayer(1610)
Saint Francis in Prayer before a Crucifix(1610)
Tears of Saint Peter(1610)
Saints Peter and Paul(1610)
Saint Peter(1610)
San Diego de Alcala(1610)
Saint Francis of Assisi standing in a landscape(1610)
San Diego de Alcalá(1610)
St Francis and Brother Leo Meditating on Death(1610)
Saint Francis of Assisi(1610)
Fragment of three heads of angels(1610)
Saint John the Evangelist at full length(1610)
Penitent Magdalen(1610)
Saint Dominic praying(1610)
Saint Dominic praying(1610)
Francis receiving the stigmata(1610)
Saint Francis receiving the Stigmata(1610)
An Apostle(1610)
The Apostle Saint Andrew(1610)
John the Evangelist(1610)
Christ Bearing the Cross(1610)
Christ on the Cross(1610)
The Agony in the Garden(1610)
The Holy Family with Mary Magdalen(1610)
St John the Baptist(1610)
Saint Jerome(1610)
Christ Driving the Money Changers from the Temple(1610)
Saint Dominic praying(1610)
Annunciation(1610)
Saint Francis at full length(1610)
Portrait of Juan de Avila(1610)
Annunciation(1610)
Tears of Saint Peter(1610)
Agony in the Garden(1610)
Holy Family with Mary Magdalene(1610)
St. James the Less(1610)
Christ on the Cross with a View of Toledo(1610)
Head of Saint John the Evangelist(1610)
Mystic Marriage of St Catherine(1610)
Head of Christ from Expolio(1610)
Christ Carrying the Cross(1610)
Adoration of the Shepherds(1610)
St Francis and Brother Leo Meditating on Death(1610)
St Francis and Brother Leo Meditating on Death(1610)
St. Mary Magdalene(1610)
Mater Dolorosa(1610)
Madonna and Child(1610)
Madonna and Child with Saints and Angels(1610)
The Marriage of the Virgin(1610)
The Resurrection(1610)
The Pentecost(1610)
Saint Francis of Assisi and Brother Leo(1610)
The Tears of Saint Peter(1610)
A Boy Blowing on an Ember to Light a Candle(1610)
A Boy Blowing on an Ember to Light a Candle(1610)
Christ Driving the Money Changers from the Temple(1610)
The Vision of St. Francis(1610)
St. Francis kneeling in meditation(1610)
Christ in the House of Mary and Martha(1610)
Angel Appearing to the Magdalen(1610)
St. John the Baptist(1610)
Saint Francis in Ecstasy(1610)
Christ with the Cross(1610)
Christ stripped of his garments(1610)
Saint Francis in Ecstasy(1610)
Saint Francis and the Lay Brother(1610)
Saint Peter(1610)
Penitent Magdalen(1610)
The Penitent Mary Magdalene(1610)
Christ Driving the Money Changers from the Temple(1610)
Mourning Madonna(1610)
Saint Francis in Meditation(1610)
Saint Francis in Ecstasy(1610)
Christ on the Cross(1610)
Saint Paul(1610)
Saint Francis of Assisi in Meditation(1610)
Monks in penitence(1610)
Christ with the Cross(1610)
Saint Francis of Assisi in meditation(1610)
Saint Francis of Assisi in meditation(1610)
The Holy Family with Mary Magdalen(1610)
Saint Francis Receiving the Stigmata(1610)
St Francis and Brother Leo Meditating on Death(1610)
St Francis and Brother Leo Meditating on Death(1610)
St Francis and Brother Leo Meditating on Death(1610)
Agony in the Garden(1610)
Saint Simon(1610)
Christ on the Cross(1610)
Crucifixion(1610)
Christ Taking Leave of His Mother(1610)
Saint Francis Vision of the Flaming Torch(1610)
St. Peter(1610)
Two fragments after the Crucifixion with the Virgin Mary and Saint John the Evangelist(1610)
The Adoration of the Shepherds(1610)
Adoration of the Magi(1610)
St. Francis receiving the Stigmata(1610)
Saint Francis in Ecstasy(1610)
Saint Francis in Ecstasy(1610)
Head of Saint Luke the Evangelist(1610)
Saint Francis Receiving the Stigmata(1610)
Saint Francis Receiving the Stigmata(1610)
St. John the Baptist(1610)
St. James the Less(1610)
Saint Simon(1610)
Saint Philip (small version)(1610)
Saint Paul (small version)(1610)
Saint Thomas (small version)(1610)
St Francis and Brother Leo Meditating on Death(1610)
Saint James as a pilgrim(1610)
Saint Francis receiving the stigmata(1610)
St. James the Less(1610)
Holy Face of Jesus (fragment with hands of Veronica)(1610)
Saint Peter (Henke)(1610)
Saint Thomas (Henke)(1610)
Portrait of a Nobleman(1610)
Portrait of a Nobleman(1610)
Christ with the Cross(1610)
The Penitent Magdalene(1610)
Saint Jerome in Penitence(1610)
St James the Great(1610)
St Francis and Brother Leo Meditating on Death(1610)
Saint Jerome as Scholar(1610)
The Visitation(1610)
Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian(1610)
View and Plan of Toledo(1610)
Laocoön(1610)
Opening of the Fifth Seal(1610)
The Crucifixion(1610)
Veil of Veronica(1610)
Luke the Evangelist(1610)
Apostle St Thomas(1610)
Apostle Saint Simon(1610)
Apostle Saint Matthew(1610)
Apostle St Thaddeus (Jude)(1610)
Saint John the Evangelist(1610)
Saint James the Greater(1610)
Apostle Saint Philip(1610)
The Apostle Bartholomew (Paul)(1610)
Apostle Saint Andrew(1610)
Apostle Saint Peter(1610)
Christ as Savior(1610)
The Apostle St. Andrew(1610)
Apostle series, El Greco Museum(1610)
St. James the Less(1610)
Apostle Saint Paul(1610)
Portrait of Francisco de Pisa(1610)
Saint Bartholomew(1610)
Saint Andrew(1610)
Apostle St James the Less(1609)
Portrait of a Trinitarian Friar(1609)
Saint Ildefonso of Toledo(1609)
Christ Driving the Money Changers from the Temple(1609)
Portrait of Cardinal Tavera(1609)
Fray Hortensio Félix Paravicino(1609)
St. Jerome(1609)
Saint Thomas the Apostle(1608)
St James(1608)
Saint Paul(1608)
Saint Ildefonso(1608)
Baptism of Christ(1608)
Immaculate Conception(1608)
Saint Peter (1608)(1608)
Penitent Magdalen(1607)
The Adoration of the Shepherds(1607)
Apparition of the Virgin and Child to Saint Hyacinth(1607)
The Tears of Saint Peter(1607)
Saint Jerome(1607)
Christ on the Cross with a View of Toledo(1607)
Agony in the Garden(1607)
Saint Dominic praying(1606)
St. Francis receiving the Stigmata(1605)
Saint Francis receiving stigmata(1605)
Saint Simon(1605)
Saint Philip(1605)
Saint Thomas(1605)
John the Evangelist(1605)
Saint Francis in Ecstasy(1605)
Saint Peter(1605)
Saint Paul(1605)
Saint Matthew(1605)
Saint Jude(1605)
Saint Andrew(1605)
Salvator Mundi(1605)
Saint James the Greater(1605)
Saint Paul(1605)
Christ on the Cross(1605)
The Tears of Saint Peter(1605)
Portrait of Unknown Gentleman(1605)
Portrait of a Gentleman(1605)
St. Peter(1605)
Saint Francis Kneeling in Meditation(1605)
Agony in the Garden(1605)
Saint Francis with Brother Leo(1605)
Saint Francis and the Lay Brother(1605)
Portrait of Pope Pius V(1605)
The Apparition of the Virgin to Saint Hyacinth(1605)
St John the Evangelist(1605)
Saint Dominic in Prayer(1605)
Apostolado Toledo Cathedral(1605)
The Agony in the Garden(1605)
St Peter and St Paul(1605)
Epimetheus and Pandora(1605)
Agony in the Garden(1604)
Saint Veronica Holding the Veil(1604)
Christ crucified with Toledo in the Background(1604)
Saint Simeon(1604)
Prophet Isaiah(1604)
Altarpieces of the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Charity (Illescas)(1604)
Agony in the Garden(1603)
Manusso Theotokopoulos(1603)
Altarpiece of San Bernardino(1603)
San Bernardino de Siena(1603)
Annunciation(1603)
Saint Luke the Evangelist(1603)
Saint Francis of Assisi and Brother Leo in Meditation(1602)
Saint Sebastian(1602)
Annunciation(1602)
The Adoration of the Shepherds(1602)
Christ Holding the Cross(1602)
Saint Martin and the Beggar(1602)
The Resurrection(1600)
Saint Francis and Brother Leo Meditating on Death(1600)
Saint Francis with Brother Leo(1600)
The Tears of Saint Peter(1600)
St John the Evangelist(1600)
The Family of El Greco(1600)
Landscape near Toledo(1600)
Saint James the Greater(1600)
Christ in the House of Mary and Martha(1600)
Portrait of Juan de Avila(1600)
Christ with the Cross(1600)
Head of Saint Francis(1600)
Christ Bearing the Cross(1600)
Saint Thomas(1600)
Saint James the Greater(1600)
Saint John the Evangelist (Henke)(1600)
Saint Philip (Henke)(1600)
St. James the Greater (Henke)(1600)
Saint Jude (Henke)(1600)
Portrait of an Apostle (Saint Philip)(1600)
Christ (Henke)(1600)
St. Bartholomew (NYC)(1600)
St. Andrew (Corcoran)(1600)
Saint Francis receiving the stigmata(1600)
Saint Francis of Assisi in meditation(1600)
Head of St. Maurice(1600)
The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne(1600)
Portrait of Rodrigo Vázquez(1600)
The Tears of Saint Peter(1600)
Simon Petrus.(1600)
Portrait of Pope Paul III(1600)
The Annunciation(1600)
Adoration of the Shepherds(1600)
The Repentant St. Peter(1600)
Christ Blessing, The Saviour of the World(1600)
Portrait of a Lady with a Flower(1600)
Saint John the Baptist and Saint John the Evangelist(1600)
St Dominic in Prayer(1600)
The Feast in the House of Simon(1600)
Crucifixion with the Virgin Mary and Saint John the Evangelist(1600)
The Annunciation(1600)
Saint John the Evangelist and Saint Francis(1600)
Portrait of a man, possibly Alonso de Herrera(1600)
Portrait of a Man(1600)
Portrait of a cardinal(1600)
St. Jerome(1600)
Crucifixion with the Virgin Mary and Saint John the Evangelist(1600)
Crucifixion with the Virgin Mary and Saint John the Evangelist(1600)
The Disrobing of Christ(1600)
Christ Driving the Money Changers from the Temple(1600)
St. Francis and Brother Leo Meditating on Death(1600)
St Francis's Vision of the Flaming Torch(1600)
Christ on the Cross(1600)
Annunciation(1600)
Saint John the Evangelist(1600)
St Joseph and the Christ Child(1600)
St. John the Baptist(1600)
Retrato de un caballero desconocido(1600)
The Pentecost(1600)
Portrait of a Young Gentleman(1600)
Portrait of Diego de Covarrubias y Leiva(1600)
Cardinal Fernando Niño de Guevara(1600)
Christ Driving the Money Changers from the Temple(1600)
The Concert of the Angels(1600)
Portrait of Jorge Manuel Theotocópuli(1600)
Christ on the Cross(1600)
Saint Peter(1600)
Saint John the Baptist and Saint Francis of Assisi(1600)
St James the Greater(1600)
The Disrobing of Christ(1600)
Saint Dominic in Prayer(1600)
St Veronica Holding the Veil(1600)
Jesus stripped of his garments(1600)
Allegory of the Order of the Camaldolese(1600)
Ecstasy of Saint Francis Receiving the Stigmata(1600)
St. John the Baptist, Valencia(1600)
The Annunciation(1600)
Holy Family with Saints(1600)
Portrait of Cardinal Don Fernando Niño de Guevara(1600)
St Francis and Brother Leo Meditating on Death(1600)
St. Paul(1599)
Altarpiece in the Chapel of St Joseph(1599)
Portrait of Antonio Covarrubias(1598)
Baptism of Jesus Christ(1598)
Madonna and Child with Saint Martina and Saint Agnes(1598)
The Crucifixion(1598)
The Baptism of Christ(1598)
The Resurrection(1598)
St James the Great(1598)
Study of John the Evangelist and an Angel(1598)
The Annunciation(1598)
Allegory of the Order of the Camaldolese(1597)
Coronation of the Virgin(1597)
Saint Jerome in Penitence(1597)
The Annunciation(1597)
Saint John the Evangelist and Saint Francis of Assisi(1597)
Portrait of Dominican (or Trinitarian) Friar(1597)
The Annunciation(1597)
Saint Ildefonso(1597)
Nativity(1597)
The Madonna of Charity(1597)
The Coronation of the Virgin(1597)
Saint Martin and the Beggar(1597)
Saint Francis Kneeling in Meditation(1597)
The Holy Family with Saint Anne and the Infant John the Baptist(1597)
Statue of The Risen Christ(1596)
Christ in Prayer(1596)
Doña María de Aragón Altarpiece(1596)
Adoration of the Shepherds(1596)
View of Toledo(1596)
Saint Francis of Assisi in meditation(1595)
Saint Francis Receiving the Stigmata(1595)
Christ Driving the Money Changers from the Temple(1595)
Saint Francis with Brother Leo(1595)
Mater dolorosa(1595)
St Dominic in Prayer(1595)
Holy Family with Saint Anne(1595)
The Tears of Saint Peter(1595)
Holy Family with Saint Anne(1595)
St. Andrew and St. Francis(1595)
Self-Portrait (?)(1595)
Saint Peter and Saint Paul(1595)
St. Francis Venerating the Crucifix(1595)
Saint James as a pilgrim(1595)
Madonna and Child(1595)
Saint James the Younger(1595)
Tabernáculo del Hospital Tavera (El Greco)(1595)
St. James the Less(1595)
Portrait of Gaspar de Quiroga(1594)
The Saviour(1594)
The Birth of the Virgin(1593)
Saint Francis Receiving the Stigmata(1592)
St. John(1592)
Saint Francis of Assisi(1592)
Tears of Saint Peter(1592)
Saint Louis, King of France(1592)
Der heilige Franziskus mit Fra Rufin(1591)
The Coronation of the Virgin(1591)
The Coronation of the Virgin(1591)
Altarpiece of Talavera la Vieja(1591)
Apostle Peter at full-length(1591)
Apostle Andrew at full-length(1591)
St. Francis receiving the Stigmata(1590)
St. Francis receiving the Stigmata(1590)
Saint Thomas (Oviedo)(1590)
Saint Simon (Oviedo)(1590)
Saint Peter (Oviedo)(1590)
Saint Matthew (Oviedo)(1590)
Saint Luke (Oviedo)(1590)
Saint Judas Thadeus (Oviedo)(1590)
John the Evangelist (Oviedo)(1590)
Saint James the Lesser (Oviedo)(1590)
Saint James the Greater (Oviedo)(1590)
Saint Philip (Oviedo)(1590)
Saint Andrew (Oviedo)(1590)
The Redeemer(1590)
The Tears of Saint Peter(1590)
Saint Augustine(1590)
Saint Francis Receiving the Stigmata(1590)
Christ with the Cross(1590)
St James as a pilgrim(1590)
Portrait of the duc de Benavente(1590)
Mater dolorosa(1590)
The Agony in the Garden(1590)
The Holy Family with Mary Magdalen(1590)
Madonna and Child(1590)
Saint Jerome as Cardinal(1590)
Crucifixion with the Virgin Mary and Saint John the Evangelist(1590)
Saint Jerome as Cardinal(1590)
Saint Paul (Oviedo)(1590)
Saint Francis in Prayer before a Crucifix(1590)
The Penitent Magdalene(1590)
Christ with the cross(1590)
Christ on the Cross Adored by Donors(1590)
Portrait of Antonio de Covarrubias(1590)
The Agony in the Garden(1590)
Mourning madonna(1590)
St. Francis in Ecstasy(1590)
Saint Joseph and the Christ Child (Chapel of St. Joseph)(1590)
Annunciation(1590)
Penitent Mary Magdalena(1590)
Christ Taking Leave of His Mother(1590)
Apostle series ('The Apostolado') of the Marquis of San Feliz of Oviedo(1590)
Portrait of a Man(1588)
Portrait of a Lady(1588)
Saint Francis Receiving the Stigmata(1587)
The Tears of St. Peter(1587)
Portrait of Rodrigo Vázquez de Arce(1587)
St Dominic in prayer(1587)
St. Francis in Prayer before the Crucifix(1587)
Portrait of an Elderly Man(1587)
Saints Peter and Paul(1587)
Holy Face of Jesus(1586)
S. Francis meditating on the knees(1586)
Portrait of a gentleman(1586)
The Holy Family(1586)
The Burial of the Count of Orgaz(1586)
The Bestowal of the Chasuble on Saint Ildefonso(1586)
Pentitent Mary Magdalen(1585)
The Tears of Saint Peter(1585)
Saint Francis of Assisi and Brother Leo Meditating on Death(1585)
The Disrobing of Christ. Lyon half painting version(1583)
The Disrobing of Christ(1583)
Portrait of Luís Gonzaga(1583)
Holy Family(1582)
Portrait of Rodrigo de la Fuente(1582)
An Allegory (Fàbula)(1582)
An Allegory with a Boy Lighting a Candle in the Company of an Ape and a Fool(1580)
Saint Francis Standing in Meditation(1580)
Disrobing of Jesus(1580)
Saint Veronica Holding the Veil(1580)
Pietà(1580)
Portrait of a Gentleman from the Casa de Leiva(1580)
The Penitent Magdalene(1580)
Saint Francis receiving stigmata(1580)
St. Francis receiving the Stigmata(1580)
The Immaculate Conception with Saint John the Evangelist(1580)
Saint Anthony of Padua(1580)
Christ Carrying the Cross(1580)
The Martyrdom of St. Maurice(1580)
The Fable(1580)
The Nobleman with his Hand on his Chest(1580)
Saint Paul(1580)
The Disrobing of Christ(1580)
Veronica's Veil(1580)
Saint Francis in Prayer(1580)
Head of Christ(1579)
The Adoration of the Name of Jesus(1579)
Christ on the Cross in a Landscape(1578)
Portrait of a Woman(1578)
Portrait of a Lady(1578)
The Disrobing of Christ(1578)
The Disrobing of Christ. Contini Bonacossi Collection(1578)
Saint Francis in ecstasy(1578)
Adoration of the Shepherds(1577)
Saint Francis and Brother Leo in Meditation(1577)
Portrait of a Clergyman(1577)
The Disrobing of Christ(1577)
The Veil of Veronica(1577)
John the Baptist(1577)
The Resurrection(1577)
Adoration of the Shepherds(1577)
John the Evangelist(1577)
Saint Bernard(1577)
Altarpiece Santo Domingo Antiguo of the El Greco family pantheon(1577)
The Repentant Magdalen(1577)
Altarpiece of the church of the monastery of Santo Domingo el Antiguo(1577)
Saint Benedict(1577)
The Assumption of the Virgin(1577)
Adoration of the name of Jesus(1577)
Apparition of the Virgin to Saint Lawrence(1577)
The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian(1577)
The Holy Trinity(1577)
Portrait of a Sculptor(1577)
St John the Evangelist(1577)
Drawing of St John the Baptist(1577)
Sketch of Saint John the Evangelist(1577)
The Annunciation(1576)
El Soplón(1575)
The Entombment of Christ(1575)
The Entombment of Christ(1575)
Pietà(1575)
The Ecstasy of Saint Francis of Assisi(1575)
Saint Francis of Assisi receives the Stigmata(1575)
St Francis Receiving the Stigmata(1575)
Portrait of Vincenzo Anastagi(1575)
Michelangelo's 'Giorno'(1574)
Christ on the Cross(1573)
Portrait of Charles de Guise, cardinal of Lorraine, archbishop of Reims(1572)
Christ Healing the Blind(1572)
Lamentation(1571)
Portrait of Giulio Clovio(1571)
Portrait of a Gentleman(1570)
The Adoration of the Shepherds, 1570(1570)
Variation of Michelangelo’s Giorno(1570)
Adoration of the Shepherds(1570)
Portrait of the Poet Alonso Ercilla y Zuniga(1570)
Mount Sinai(1570)
Christ Healing the Blind(1570)
Portrait of a Man(1570)
The Annunciation(1570)
Healing of the Man Born Blind(1570)
The Flight into Egypt(1570)
Christ Driving the Money Changers from the Temple (1571)(1570)
The Entombment of Christ(1570)
El Soplón(1570)
The Penitent Mary Magdalene(1570)
Adoration of the Shepherds(1569)
Baptism of Christ(1568)
Christ crowning a Saint(1568)
Adoration of the Shepherds(1568)
Adam and Eve before God the Father(1568)
Mount Sinai(1568)
Adoration of the Magi with Camels(1568)
Christ Driving the Money Changers from the Temple(1568)
Modena Triptych(1568)
The Last Supper(1568)
The Annunciation(1568)
The Adoration of the Magi with a Horse(1568)
Baptism of Christ(1567)
Adoration of the Kings(1566)
Flight into Egypt(1565)
Dormition of the Virgin(1565)
Christ Healing the Blind (series)(1565)
St Francis Receiving the Stigmata(1560)
St Luke painting the Virgin(1560)
Saints John the Evangelist and Francis of Assisi
Saint Martin
Portrait of a Man
Portrait of an Elder Nobleman
Allegory of the Camaldolese Order
An Apostle, St. Andrew
Saint Dominic in Prayer
Annunciation (Hospital de Tavera)
Apostolado Henke
Burial of the Count of Orgaz
Christ on the Cross
St. Andrews
Emprissonement of christ
Christ on the Cross
Saint Andrew and Saint Peter

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Given name: Doménikos
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Place of burial: Monastery of Saint Dominic of Silos
Genre: portrait painting
mythological painting
religious painting
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icon painting
genre painting
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history painting
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landscape painting
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portrait
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Commons Creator page: El Greco
Child: Jorge Manuel Theocupulus
Movement: Spanish Renaissance
Mannerism
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Unmarried partner: Jerónima de Las Cuevas
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1.Stated in Enciclopedia del Museo del Pradomuseodelprado.es/aprende/enciclopedia/voz/greco-el-domenicos-theotocopoulos/d2498a3b-99c4-4603-b4c5-07b6840808d0Retrieved 2020-09-23
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Name in native language: Δομήνικος Θεοτοκόπουλος
Work location: Venice
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1.Stated in RKDartistsRetrieved 2018-03-02
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Rome
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Madrid
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1.Stated in RKDartists
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Toledo
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1.Stated in RKDartists
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Religion or worldview: Catholic Church
Sex or gender: male
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1.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2015-10-10
2.Stated in KulturNavRetrieved 2016-02-27
3.Stated in RKDartists
4.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2024-06-28
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Has works in the collection: Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
Museo del Prado
Art Institute of Chicago
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum
J. Paul Getty Museum
National Gallery of Victoria
National Gallery of Art
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Nationalmuseum
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille
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1.pba-opacweb.lille.fr/fr/search-notice?type=list&filters%5Bfacets.id%5D%5B%5D=5cc2aedf5c0284355b8b4b6e
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National Museum of World Cultures
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1.Stated in NMVW-collection websiteRetrieved 2020-01-16
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Basil & Elise Goulandris Foundation Museum, Athens
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1.goulandris.gr/en/artwork/el-greco-the-holy-faceRetrieved 2020-02-14
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The Frick Collection
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1.collections.frick.org/people/102/el-greco/objects
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Metropolitan Museum of Art
Hospital de Tavera
Museum of Santa Cruz
Museo Diocesano de Cuenca
Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando
Museo Fundación Lerma
Cerralbo Museum
National Museum of Decorative Arts
Museo Zuloaga
Uffizi Gallery
Museo de Bellas Artes de Sevilla
Kunstmuseum Basel
Musée de Picardie
Historical Museum of Crete
Galleria nazionale di Parma
National Galleries Scotland
San Telmo Museoa
National Gallery of Ireland
Toledo Museum of Art
Saint Louis Art Museum
Dallas Museum of Art
Kimbell Art Museum
Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica
Museu del Patriarca
Museu de Belles Arts de València
Fine Arts Museum of Asturias
John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
Pinacoteca di Brera
National Museum of Sculpture
Corcoran Gallery of Art
Harvard Art Museums
Princeton Art Museum
Agnes Etherington Art Centre
Chrysler Museum of Art
San Diego Museum of Art
Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum
Meadows Museum
Bilbao Fine Arts Museum
National Museum of Fine Arts of Cuba
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
Museum der bildenden Künste
Brooklyn Museum
Villa Ortiz Basualdo
Nizhny Novgorod State Art Museum
Norton Museum of Art
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Field of work: painting
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1.“Art: everything you need to know about the greatest artists and their work”
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Family name: Theotokópoulos
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1.Stated in Union List of Artist Names
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Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired applies to jurisdiction: worldwide
Ethnic group: Greeks
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1.Stated in ARTIC
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Student: Luis Tristán
Diego de Astor
Different from: El Greco
Catalogue raisonné: El Greco
El Greco, eine Einführung in das Leben und Wirken des Domenico Theotocopuli genannt El Greco
The complete paintings of El Greco, 1541-1614
El Greco
Dominico Greco 1
El Greco and his school
El Greco catalog raisonné, 1969
Artist files at: Frick Art Research Library
Smithsonian American Art and Portrait Gallery Library
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1.library.si.edu/art-and-artist-files
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National Gallery of Art Library
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1.library.nga.gov/permalink/01NGA_INST/1cl1g8d/alma99757913504896
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Pseudonym: Theotocopuli, Dominico

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