Greco biography

The style of its spelling - expressionist, full of drama, brought contemporaries to some confusion, but was adopted in the 20th century, served as the basis for cubism and expressionism. Dominos was born in the year on the island of Crete in a wealthy family, his father was engaged in trading and collecting taxes. Dumenikos and his older brother Manusos received, at that time, an excellent education.

Scientists suggest that he knew the Latin and ancient Greek languages. Initially, Dominos studied at the Cretan school of icon painting. At 22, he became a master, according to some documents, which allowed him to teach people painting and open a workshop. One of his teachers, as scientists suggest, was the great Titian, who at that time was over 80 years old.

It was in the year when Dominos lived in Rome, after visiting Venice. The artist was not embarrassed by Michelangelo, who had already rested by that time, and even offered to rewrite his “Last Judgment”, citing the fact that religious performances became more tough. But he was not understood and he left Italy. Spain, namely the city of Toledo, into which he moved in a year and lived until his death, became his second homeland.

Here he painted his most famous paintings. Dominos lived with the Spanish Heronim de Las Kuevas, from whom he had the only son and heir Horche Manuel, he helped his father in an art workshop and became his arbitrariness before his death. In addition to painting, El Greco signed up with the painting of altars, sculpture, architecture. He wrote portraits, the characters of which masterfully conveyed in the image.

El Greco's works are inherent in the highest drama that the artist sought due to the contrast of colors, considering the color the main in painting, a tense composition and multiplicity of light sources. The artist’s work was a kind of beginning of future styles in painting - cubism, expressionism and influenced such artists of the future as Picasso, Eduard Mana, Cezanne.

El Greco in his works united the Western School of Painting and Byzantine, added elements from styles Italian Renaissance and Mannerism. The canvas was not perceived by customers and they refused to pay by presenting a number of claims to the artist. Currently, the picture is one of the most famous paintings by El Greco and a masterpiece of painting. The picture was written for the church of San Tome.

One of his most famous works was the picture dedicated to his beloved city - "Tuledo Tyledo". She became one of the three surviving landscape works by the artist, since in the Renaissance and Baroque among Spanish artists, paintings on landscape topics were rare. Later, already in the 20th century, part of the canvas was cut off by restorers. The picture was influenced by Pablo Picasso and he wrote his "Avignonian girls." Monument to El Greco.

The monastery was subsequently destroyed, and the remains of the painter were lost. Likes, subscribe to our channel. Share your opinion about the artist in the comments. See also: Pablo Picasso.