
El Greco
Carnets d'Expo (Decouvertes Hors-Series)
Charlotte Chastel-Rousseau(Author)
Gallimard (Publisher)
Published on 14. October 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
64 pages
978-2-07-287709-4 (ISBN)
Description
The last great master of the Renaissance, Domenikos Theotokopoulos (1541-1614), known as El Greco, 'The Greek', holds a singular place in the history of art. Born in Crete, trained in the Byzantine tradition, El Greco continued his apprenticeship in Italy, in contact with Venetian aesthetics and Roman mannerism. It was in Spain, where he settled in the 1570s and where he imported his Italian influences (Titian, Tintoretto, Michelangelo) that he revealed the extent of his talents. In Toledo, he painted both secular and altar paintings, such as his masterpiece, The Burial of the Count of Orgaz.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Paris
France
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
40 Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 175 mm
Width: 125 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
185 gr
ISBN-13
978-2-07-287709-4 (9782072877094)
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Person
Charlotte Chastel-Rousseau is Curator of Spanish and Portuguese painting in the Paintings Department of the Louvre Museum.