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El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos) “He worked not for worldy applause but worked for a greater century to come. Crete gave him life and a painter’s brush but {in} Toledo he achieved eternal life.” His Life In 1541, he was born on the isle of Crete. In his 20’s, he went to Venice where he studied under Titan and Tintoretto. He later went to Rome where Clovio, a renowned Italian Renaissance painter, became his mentor and guide. His Life—Con’t. There he painted The Last Judgement and was asked to change it so that it fit the ideas of the church. He refused as he would not conform to common artistic styles and ideas. After this in 1577, he was forced to leave Rome for Spain with his partner, Jeronima de las Cuevas. His Life—Con’t. In 1578, his son, Jorge Emanuel was born. He petitioned to become a painter for King Phillip II two times. The first was with a painting called Allegory of the Holy League and the second was with The Martyrdom of St. Maurice. The king did not approve of his work either time. His Life—Con’t. He decided to live in Toledo where he was greatly admired by friends and colleagues which assured his livelihood, wealth and fame. In April of 1614, he died at the age of 73. His Style There are 3 main influences on my art: Byzantine Influence, the foundation of his work Spiritual icons, elongated bodies, slender limbs He was influential in creating a style based on impressions and emotion, featuring elongated fingers and vibrant color and brushwork.? Lack of perspective, proportion, and rational space Concerned with traditional spiritual values, not concerned with the imitation of reality Byzantine art is almost entirely concerned with religious expression and, more specifically, with the impersonal translation of carefully controlled church theology into artistic terms. Its forms of architecture and painting grew out of these concerns and remained uniform and anonymous, perfected within a rigid tradition rather than varied according to personal whim