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Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

EL GRECO

BY: LEXI DAVIS

BIRTH

  • El greco's real name is Domenikos Theotokopoulos
  • He was born in 1541
  • Died April 7, 1614
  • Born in Crete

EARLY YEARS

  • He was trained as a icon painter
  • his goal was to master the form of Renaissance painting
Photo by Martin Beek

WORK

  • El Greco vivió y trabajó en Roma de 1570 a 1576
  • En 1572, El Greco se unió a la Academia del pintor
Photo by Lorenzoclick

HIS ART

  • He expressed himself through color
  • His art is the product of both his time and his genius

QUOTES

  • " I paint because the spirits whisper madly inside my head.”
  • " I was created by the all powerful God to fill the universe with my masterpieces.”
  • "Art is everywhere you look for it, hail the twinkling stars for they are God's careless splatters.”
Photo by perledarte