1. By: Kensey Estes

2.  Born in 1541on an island of Crete.  Changed his name from Domenikos Theotocopoulos to El Greco because of his birth in Crete.  Great time period for an artist to be born.

3.  Traveled around Italy, Spain and Rome to become a better artist.  First trained in the Byzantina School of Icon Painting.  Mannerist painting in Italy.  In Venice, he picked up on dramatic color techniques. “View of Toledo”

4.  He is widely known for his expressionistic style.  Shows realism and mysticism of the Mannerist era.  Mural for the church of Santa Tome. “The Burial of Count Orgaz” (1586)

5. “The Assumption of the Virgin” (1577)  Unnaturally elongated figures.  Very strong contrasts of color and light.  Gave off a mythmaking feel about his art and his life.

6.  Suffered from poverty and left great debts behind him.  Death: April 7 th, 1614 in Toledo, Spain.  El Greco’s bold and almost abstract use of paint still continues to strongly appeal to contemporary tastes today.

7. http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0821698.html http://arthistory.about.com/cs/namesee/p/el_greco.htm http://www.humanitiesweb.org/human.php?s=g&p=c&a=b&ID=195 http://www.wisegeek.com/who-is-titian.htm http://vlib.iue.it/carrie/texts/carrie_books/gilbert/22.html http://www.artchive.com/artchive/E/el_greco.html http://www.nga.gov/collection/gallery/gg29/gg29-over1.html