Artist
Domenico Theotokópoulos, called El Greco
Domenico Theotokópoulos, called El Greco is a Mannerism artist. 3 works are cataloged here, principally at Art Institute of Chicago.
El Greco painted dramatic, elongated figures in oil on canvas, blending late Renaissance technique with something more spiritual and restless. In The Assumption of the Virgin (1577–79), he stacks saints in a swirling sky, while Saint Martin and the Beggar (c. 1597–1600) splits the canvas between a saint’s charity and a beggar’s raw need. His figures stretch like flames, refusing to stay still.
Tap Saint Francis Kneeling in Meditation to see how he turns prayer into a dance of light and shadow.
Works by Domenico Theotokópoulos, called El Greco
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