El Greco, October 1, 1541 – April 7, 1614, was a Cretan-born painter, born Domenikos Theotokopoulos in Candia. He trained in the Byzantine icon-painting tradition before working in Venice and Rome.
Known in Spain as El Greco, he settled in Toledo in 1577 and received commissions for religious foundations. His paintings combine elements of his Cretan formation with Venetian color and Roman Mannerist forms.
El Greco remained in Toledo for the rest of his life and died there in 1614. His work is represented in collections including the Museo del Prado, the National Gallery of Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Art Institute of Chicago.
Portrait of an Old Man (presumed self-portrait), c 1595–1600
Oil on canvas, 20.8 × 18.4 in
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Christ Cleansing the Temple, before 1570
Oil on panel, 25.8 × 32.8 in
National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
Christ Healing the Blind, c 1570
Oil on canvas, 47 × 57.5 in
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
The Penitent Mary Magdalene, c 1576–1577
Oil on canvas, 61.6 × 47.6 in
Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest
The Adoration of the Name of Jesus, 1577–1579
Oil on canvas, 55.1 × 43.3 in
Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain
The Holy Trinity, 1577–1579
Oil on canvas, 118.1 × 70.5 in
Museo del Prado, Madrid
The Assumption of the Virgin, 1577–1579
Oil on canvas, 158.8 × 83.4 in
Art Institute of Chicago
The Disrobing of Christ, 1577–1579
Oil on canvas, 118.1 × 70.1 in
Sacristy of Toledo Cathedral, Toledo
Christ Carrying the Cross, c 1577–1587
Oil on canvas, 41.3 × 31.1 in
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
The Nobleman with His Hand on His Chest, c 1580
Oil on canvas, 32.2 × 26 in
Museo del Prado, Madrid
The Tears of Saint Peter, 1585
Oil on canvas, 42.5 × 35.2 in
Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, UK
Saint Louis, King of France, and a Page, 1585–1590
Oil on canvas, 47.2 × 38 in
Louvre Museum, Paris
The Virgin of the Immaculate Conception, c.1610
Oil on canvas, 42.5 x 32.3 in //
Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Madrid
Cardinal Fernando Niño de Guevara, c 1600
Oil on canvas, 67.3 × 42.5 in
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Portrait of Jorge Manuel Theotocópuli, the Artist's Son, c 1600–1605
Oil on canvas, 29.1 × 19.9 in
Museo de Bellas Artes de Sevilla
Saint Francis's Vision of the Flaming Torch, c 1600–1605
Oil on canvas, 79.9 × 58.3 in
Hospital de Nuestra Señora del Carmen, Cádiz, Spain
Saint Jerome, c 1600
Oil on canvas, 31.5 × 25.6 in
Hispanic Society of America, New York
Fray Hortensio Félix Paravicino, 1609
Oil on canvas, 44.1 × 33.9 in
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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