Creator story
Surprising fact
His name simply means the Greek; born Doménikos Theotokópoulos on Crete, he signed his works in Greek all his life.
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El Greco
El Greco (1541–1614) was a Greek-born master who became the great visionary of the Spanish Renaissance. His elongated figures, electric colour and spiritual intensity were centuries ahead of their time.
Long dismissed as eccentric, El Greco was rediscovered around 1900 and hailed as a forerunner of Expressionism and modern art.
- A Greek-born visionary of the Spanish Renaissance.
- Famed for elongated figures and electric, spiritual colour.
- Rediscovered around 1900 as a forerunner of modern art.
Key works
A key work by El Greco
These works make it easiest to see how the artist changed form, content, and the very way art could exist in culture.
View of Toledo
View of Toledo is one of El Greco's defining works.