El Greco

Greek · 1541–1614

Spanish RenaissanceMannerism

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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works in the Momentable archive: 14works in the Momentable archive
museums hold them: 2museums hold them
life: 1541–1614life
movement: Spanish Renaissancemovement

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El Greco · National Gallery of Art

Who El Greco was

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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