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Delphi Masters of Art #41
Complete Works of El Greco
Doménikos Theotokópoulos, widely known as El Greco (The Greek), was a leading painter, sculptor and architect of the Spanish Renaissance. El Greco’s style was enriched with elements of Mannerism and the Venetian Renaissance, adopting a dramatic and expressionistic style that was met with puzzlement by his contemporaries, but gained widespread appreciation in the twentieth century. Delphi’s Masters of Art Series presents the world’s first digital e-Art books, allowing readers to explore the works of great artists in comprehensive detail. This volume presents El Greco’s complete works in beautiful detail, with concise introductions, hundreds of high quality images and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)
* The complete paintings of El Greco — over 250 paintings, fully indexed and arranged in chronological and alphabetical order
* Includes reproductions of rare works
* Features a special ‘Highlights’ section, with concise introductions to the masterpieces, giving valuable contextual information
* Enlarged ‘Detail’ images, allowing you to explore El Greco's celebrated works in detail, as featured in traditional art books
* Hundreds of images in colour – highly recommended for viewing on tablets and smart phones or as a valuable reference tool on more conventional eReaders
* Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the paintings
* Easily locate the paintings you wish to view
* Includes El Greco's drawings and sculptures - explore the artist’s varied works
Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting e-Art books
CONTENTS:
The Highlights
Dormition of the Virgin
Modena Triptych
Purification of the Temple (Washington)
The Entombment of Christ
Purification of the Temple (Minneapolis)
The Disrobing of Christ (El Espolio)
Lady in a Fur Wrap
The Adoration of the Name of Jesus
The Burial of the Count of Orgaz
Saint Peter and Saint Paul
View of Toledo
Saint Martin and the Beggar
Christ on the Cross Adored by Donors
Opening of the Fifth Seal
Laocoön
The Adoration of the Shepherds
The Paintings
The Complete Paintings
Alphabetical List of Paintings
Other Works
List of Drawings and Sculptures
Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to buy the whole Art series as a Super Set
* The complete paintings of El Greco — over 250 paintings, fully indexed and arranged in chronological and alphabetical order
* Includes reproductions of rare works
* Features a special ‘Highlights’ section, with concise introductions to the masterpieces, giving valuable contextual information
* Enlarged ‘Detail’ images, allowing you to explore El Greco's celebrated works in detail, as featured in traditional art books
* Hundreds of images in colour – highly recommended for viewing on tablets and smart phones or as a valuable reference tool on more conventional eReaders
* Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the paintings
* Easily locate the paintings you wish to view
* Includes El Greco's drawings and sculptures - explore the artist’s varied works
Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting e-Art books
CONTENTS:
The Highlights
Dormition of the Virgin
Modena Triptych
Purification of the Temple (Washington)
The Entombment of Christ
Purification of the Temple (Minneapolis)
The Disrobing of Christ (El Espolio)
Lady in a Fur Wrap
The Adoration of the Name of Jesus
The Burial of the Count of Orgaz
Saint Peter and Saint Paul
View of Toledo
Saint Martin and the Beggar
Christ on the Cross Adored by Donors
Opening of the Fifth Seal
Laocoön
The Adoration of the Shepherds
The Paintings
The Complete Paintings
Alphabetical List of Paintings
Other Works
List of Drawings and Sculptures
Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to buy the whole Art series as a Super Set
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Published September 8, 2017
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July 3, 2018
You learn a bit (a very tiny bit) about El Greco when you read this book, and you get to see a bunch of his art. It’s fine.
October 1, 2021
El Greco works in majority are religious orientated, I think he paints Christ with feelings that shows his character shining through, and when I look at his paintings, it touches my heart. I love his Lady in a Fur Wrap and wonder who she really was.
"Doménikos Theotokópoulos (widely known as ‘El Greco’, a nickname that refers to his Greek origin) was born in 1541, in either the village of Fodele or Candia (present day Heraklion) on the island of Crete. He was descended from a prosperous urban family that had most likely been driven from Chania to Candia after an uprising against the Catholic Venetians between 1526 and 1528. El Greco’s father, Geórgios Theotokópoulos, was a merchant and tax collector. No information regarding his mother or his first wife, also Greek, have survived. The artist’s older brother, Manoússos Theotokópoulos, was a wealthy merchant and spent the last years of his life with El Greco in his Toledo home."
"Though unsigned, Lady in a Fur Wrap has traditionally been attributed to El Greco since it was in the collection of French King Louis Philippe I and hung at the Louvre. In 1853 it was purchased by Sir William Stirling Maxwell at the king’s estate sale of his ‘Spanish Gallery’. It was bequeathed to the city of Glasgow along with Pollock House by his heirs in 1966. The painting’s attribution has been brought into question and some have claimed it was in fact executed by Sofonisba Anguissola (c. 1532-1625), an Italian Renaissance painter born in Cremona. The sitter remains unknown, yet due to the painting’s royal provenance, the value of the fur and the jewelled necklace, she could well be a member of Louis Philippe’s family. However, several factors may prove otherwise. El Greco painted few female portraits, while the intimate quality of the painting, the apparent age of the sitter and the correspondence in time with the setting up of his household, all have led some critics to the conclusion that this is a portrait of Jerónima de las Cuevas, the artist’s life-long companion in Spain, and the mother of his son, Jorge Manuel."
"Surviving documents mention El Greco as the tenant of a complex consisting of three apartments and twenty-four rooms, which belonged to the Marquis de Villena, from 1585 onwards. It was in these apartments, also functioning as his workshop, that he passed the rest of his life, painting and studying. He is reported to have lived in considerable style, occasionally employing musicians to play whilst he dined. It is not confirmed whether he lived with his Spanish female companion, Jerónima de Las Cuevas, whom he probably never married. She was the mother of his only son, Jorge Manuel, born in 1578, who also became a painter, assisting his father and continuing to repeat popular compositions for many years after inheriting the studio. In 1604, Jorge Manuel and Alfonsa de los Morales gave birth to El Greco’s grandson, Gabriel, who was baptised by Gregorio Angulo, governor of Toledo and a personal friend of the artist."
"While working on a commission for the Hospital de Tavera, El Greco fell seriously ill, and a month later, on 7 April 1614, he died. A few days earlier, he had directed that his son should have the power to make his will. Keen to adhere to his home origins, two Greek friends of the painter witnessed the last will and testament. He was buried in the Church of Santo Domingo el Antiguo, aged seventy-three."
"Doménikos Theotokópoulos (widely known as ‘El Greco’, a nickname that refers to his Greek origin) was born in 1541, in either the village of Fodele or Candia (present day Heraklion) on the island of Crete. He was descended from a prosperous urban family that had most likely been driven from Chania to Candia after an uprising against the Catholic Venetians between 1526 and 1528. El Greco’s father, Geórgios Theotokópoulos, was a merchant and tax collector. No information regarding his mother or his first wife, also Greek, have survived. The artist’s older brother, Manoússos Theotokópoulos, was a wealthy merchant and spent the last years of his life with El Greco in his Toledo home."
"Though unsigned, Lady in a Fur Wrap has traditionally been attributed to El Greco since it was in the collection of French King Louis Philippe I and hung at the Louvre. In 1853 it was purchased by Sir William Stirling Maxwell at the king’s estate sale of his ‘Spanish Gallery’. It was bequeathed to the city of Glasgow along with Pollock House by his heirs in 1966. The painting’s attribution has been brought into question and some have claimed it was in fact executed by Sofonisba Anguissola (c. 1532-1625), an Italian Renaissance painter born in Cremona. The sitter remains unknown, yet due to the painting’s royal provenance, the value of the fur and the jewelled necklace, she could well be a member of Louis Philippe’s family. However, several factors may prove otherwise. El Greco painted few female portraits, while the intimate quality of the painting, the apparent age of the sitter and the correspondence in time with the setting up of his household, all have led some critics to the conclusion that this is a portrait of Jerónima de las Cuevas, the artist’s life-long companion in Spain, and the mother of his son, Jorge Manuel."
"Surviving documents mention El Greco as the tenant of a complex consisting of three apartments and twenty-four rooms, which belonged to the Marquis de Villena, from 1585 onwards. It was in these apartments, also functioning as his workshop, that he passed the rest of his life, painting and studying. He is reported to have lived in considerable style, occasionally employing musicians to play whilst he dined. It is not confirmed whether he lived with his Spanish female companion, Jerónima de Las Cuevas, whom he probably never married. She was the mother of his only son, Jorge Manuel, born in 1578, who also became a painter, assisting his father and continuing to repeat popular compositions for many years after inheriting the studio. In 1604, Jorge Manuel and Alfonsa de los Morales gave birth to El Greco’s grandson, Gabriel, who was baptised by Gregorio Angulo, governor of Toledo and a personal friend of the artist."
"While working on a commission for the Hospital de Tavera, El Greco fell seriously ill, and a month later, on 7 April 1614, he died. A few days earlier, he had directed that his son should have the power to make his will. Keen to adhere to his home origins, two Greek friends of the painter witnessed the last will and testament. He was buried in the Church of Santo Domingo el Antiguo, aged seventy-three."
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