Domenikos Theotokopoulos, known as El Greco, was born in 1541 in Candia, Crete, then territory of the Republic of Venice. Trained in the Tardobyzantine tradition of the icon, he was already a master painter before leaving for Venice in 1567. He assimilated the color, light and freedom of touch of Titian, Tintoretto and Veronese, then stayed in Rome where he studied the monumental construction of bodies. Installed in Spain from 1577, he found religious, intellectual and private sponsors in Toledo. Installed in Spain from 1577, he found religious, intellectual and private sponsors in Toledo. Installed in Spain from 1577, he found religious, intellectual and private sponsors in Toledo. Installed in Spain from 1577, he found religious, intellectual and private sponsors in Toledo. Installed in Spain from 1577, he found religious, intellectual and private sponsors in Toledo. Installed in Spain from 1577, he found religious, intellectual and private sponsors in Toledo. Installed in Spain from 1577, he found religious, intellectual and private sponsors in Toledo. Installed in Spain from 1577, he ardent. The Burial of the Count of Orgaz unites the collective terrestrial portrait with a celestial apparition, while View of Toledo transforms the city into a visionary landscape. His workshop, in which his son Jorge Manuel participated, also produced variations of requested compositions. Died in Toledo in 1614, El Greco was also rediscovered by modern artists for the radical nature of its form. The selection "El Greco" notably compares The Burial of the Count of Orgaz and View of Toledo. His reading favors space.
El Greco transforms the heritage of the icon, the color of Venice and the Roman scale into a painting where all forms seem drawn towards the spiritual.