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El Greco

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Artist

The Resume

    (1541-April 7, 1614)
    Born in Crete, Greece
    Birth name was Domenikos Theotokopoulos
    Settled in Toledo, Spain (1577)
    Notable paintings include 'El Espolio,' 'The Assumption of the Virgin,' 'The Burial of the Count of Orgaz,' 'View of Toledo' and 'Opening of the Fifth Seal'

Why he might be annoying:

    He said that Michelangelo 'was a good man, but he did not know how to paint,' and wrote to the Pope, offering to paint over the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
    He had a son out of wedlock.
    His works featured elongated human figures, which various critics have attributed to astigmatism, latent homosexuality or marijuana use.
    Due to disputes by art scholars, the number of works attributed to him ranges from 285 to 829.
    His work was largely ignored for centuries after his death.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He influenced the Expressionists and Cubists of the 20th century.
    The New York Times noted 'To Greeks, El Greco became the quintessential Greek painter; to the Spanish, the quintessential Spaniard.'
    He inspired a series of poems by Rainer Maria Rilke.
    Art critic Roger Fry called him 'an old master who is not merely modern, but actually appears a good many steps ahead of us.' (1920)

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 22 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 46 Votes: 69.57% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 25 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 23 Votes: 30.43% Annoying