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El Greco, Disrobing of Christ (El Espolio), 1577-79 (Cathedral of Toledo, Sacristy) |
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El Greco, Adoration of the Name of Jesus, 1578-79 |
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El Greco, Burial of the Count of Orgaz, 1586-88 (Santa Tome, Toledo) |
Regardless of what the interpretation of his works, El Greco has been a source of fascination for modern scholars since his rediscovery in the 19th century. Personally, I am particularly drawn to his portraits and landscape A View of Toledo, from the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection. I plan to continue my exploration of El Greco's compelling paintings I have encountered during my museum visits in my future blog posts. Do you have any particular favorite works by El Greco?
References
David Davies, "El Greco's Religous Art: The Illumination and Quickening of the Spirit," El Greco: Catalogue, London (National Gallery) u.a., 2003, p 45-62
Janis Tomlinson, Painting in Spain: El Greco to Goya: 1561-1828, London: Calmann and King, 1997
Jonathan Brown, Painting in Spain: 1500-1700, New Haven: Yale UP, 1998
Keith Christiansen, "El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos) (1541-1614)", In Heilbrunn Time line of Art History, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 200-http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/grec/hd_grec.htm (October 2004)
Thanks for this post, Sedef! I've never been a huge El Greco fan, but you've given me a fresh look at his work, and I want to know more. Totally agree on A View of Toledo -- don't think I'd ever seen it before, and I love it! Are there more El Greco landscapes? I'm also becoming intrigued by Ignacio Zuloaga y Zabaleta (late 19th-early 20th century, also Spanish) and his landscapes and portraits -- wonder if he was influenced by El Greco?
ReplyDeleteHi Karen,
ReplyDeleteI have actually been really fascinated with El Greco for years... although I am not crazy about the subject matter there is something about his work that draws me in. I will be writing about A View of Toledo on my next post so check back.
I am studying the Golden Age of Spanish Painting and I am not familiar with Zabaleta's work before thanks for bringing it to my notice. He must have been familiar with El Greco's work.