El Greco
Greek-born master of Spanish Renaissance painting
El Greco (Doménikos Theotokópoulos) was a Greek painter, sculptor, and architect of the Spanish Renaissance. His dramatic and expressionistic style was considered bizarre by contemporaries but found appreciation in the 20th century.
Works
The Assumption of the Virgin
Oil on canvas, 1577
The Assumption of the Virgin (1577–79) by Domenico Theotokópoulos, called El Greco. Oil on canvas.
Saint Francis Kneeling in Meditation
Oil on canvas, c. 1595
Saint Francis Kneeling in Meditation (c. 1595–c. 1600) by Domenico Theotokópoulos, called El Greco. Oil on canvas.
Saint Martin and the Beggar
Oil on canvas, c. 1597
Saint Martin and the Beggar (c. 1597–c. 1600) by Domenico Theotokópoulos, called El Greco. Oil on canvas.
The Feast in the House of Simon
Oil on canvas, c. 1608
The Feast in the House of Simon (c. 1608–14) by El Greco (Doménikos Theotokópoulos) and workshop. Oil on canvas.
Female Saint Beholding Vision of Christ Child and Saint Joseph
Brush and brown and black ink and brush and brown and gray wash on cream laid paper
Female Saint Beholding Vision of Christ Child and Saint Joseph (n.d.) by Domenico Theotokópoulos, called El Greco. Brush and brown and black ink and brush and brown and gray wash on cream laid paper.
Earring with Dolphin Head Finial
Gold, glass, and sardonyx
Earring with Dolphin Head Finial (3rd-2nd century BCE) by Ancient Greek. Gold, glass, and sardonyx.
Tetradrachm (Coin) Portraying Queen Cleopatra VII
Silver
Tetradrachm (Coin) Portraying Queen Cleopatra VII (37-33 BCE, issued by Mark Antony) by Ancient Roman. Silver.
Exhibitions & Events
El Greco Retrospective
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · Solo