EL Greco Belmont Prep Draft powerpoint Saturday Academy Bilingual Enrichment Aixa B. Rodriguez

1. Who was EL GRECO? Spanish Renaissance painting LA PINTURA ESPAÑOLA DEL RENACIMIENTO Ms. Aixa B. Rodriguez Belmont Preparatory High School SABE: Saturday Academy Bilingual Enrichment Identity through Art History Unit: Hispanic/Latino Artists

4. El Greco: DOMÉNIKOS THEOTOKÓPOULOS (CRETE, 1541 – TOLEDO, 1614) Portrait of An Old Man (so called self-portrait of El Greco), circa 1595–1600, oil on canvas, 52.7 × 46.7 cm, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, U.S. El Greco ("The Greek", was a painter, sculptor, and architect of the Spanish Renaissance. He usually signed his paintings in Greek letters with his full name, Doménicos Theotokópoulos (Greek: Δομήνικος Θεοτοκόπουλος ), to show his Greek identity sometimes followed by Kres (Cretan).

6. The Stylistic Evolution of El Greco (1541-1614) LA EVOLUCIÓN ESTILÍSTICA DE EL GRECO The first works in Spain 1563-1567 Cretan Period Post Byzantine Style 1567-1576 Italian Period Moves to Venice and Rome and back to Venice 1576-1616 Spanish period Rejected by King Phillip II In Madrid, Moves to Toledo and experiences success. Influence of Italian Painters and style Landscapes flat symbolic world of Byzantine icons

7. The Stylistic Evolution of El Greco (1541-1614) LA EVOLUCIÓN ESTILÍSTICA DE EL GRECO Maturity, Madurez Final works El Greco as portraitist

9. The Dormition of the Virgin El Greco, 1565-1566 Tempera and gold on panel61,4 × 45 cm Holy Cathedral of the Dormition of the Virgin, in Hermoupolis, a city in Greece. It is the capital and main city of the island of Syros and the Cyclades prefecture. What do you notice about the style of this painting?

11. “ Giulio Clovio,” portrait by El Greco, c. 1570; in the Museo e Gallerie Nazionali di Capodimonte, Naples Retrato de Julio Clovio (Roma, 1571-1572)

12. What is this boy doing? El soplón (Roma, 1570-1572)

13. What do you see in this painting? The Miracle of Christ Healing the Blind , 1570 Oil on canvas; 47 x 57 1/2 in. (119.4 x 146.1 cm) Metropolitan Museum of Art

14. What title would you give this painting? Christ Driving the Traders from the Temple 1600 (170 Kb); Oil on canvas, 106 x 130 cm (41 x 51 in)

15. What do you see in these paintings? What do you think the theme is?

17. EL GRECO IN SPAIN FIRST WORKS EL GRECO EN ESPAÑA: PRIMEROS TRABAJOS The Disrobing of Christ ( El Espolio ) (1577–1579, oil on canvas, 285 × 173 cm, Sacristy of the Cathedral, Toledo) The Holy Trinity by El Greco 1577 - Paint on canvas, 300 x 179 cm (118 1/8 x 70 1/2″); Museo del Prado, Madrid El martirio de San Mauricio y la legión Tebana 1580-81 Oleo sobre lienzo, 448 x 301 cm Monasterio de San Lorenzo, El Escorial

18. What do you notice in this painting? What aspect strikes you first? The Disrobing of Christ ( El Espolio ) (1577–1579, oil on canvas, 285 × 173 cm, Sacristy of the Cathedral, Toledo)

19. The Holy Trinity: Why do you think this painting is called the Holy Trinity? What does the dove symbolize?

20. The Martyrdom of St. Maurice and the Theban Legion 1580s. Oil on canvas. Art Museum, Bucharest, Romania El martirio de San Mauricio y la legión Tebana This painting was made for King Phillip the second, with the intention of establishing himself in Madrid as a court painter. It wasn’t liked by the King, and El Greco left Madrid for Toledo. Esta obra fue pintada para el rey Felipe II, con la intención de establecerse en Madrid como pintor de la Corte. El Rey no la gustó , por lo que el pintor se trasladará a Toledo.

21. View of Toledo El Greco, 1596-1600 Oil on canvas 47.75 × 42.75 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City What do you see in this painting? What is happening?

22. View and Plan of Toledo 1610–14; Greco House and Museum, Toledo, Spain

23. Portrait of a Cardinal, Probably Cardinal Don Fernando Niño de Guevara (1541–1609), ca. 1600 El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos) (Greek, 1541–1614) Oil on canvas; 67 1/4 x 42 1/2 in. (170.8 x 108 cm) Retrato de Cardenal c. 1600 Óleo sobre lienzo, 171 x 108 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York What details do you notice in this portrait? What do these details tell us about who the person was? What is on the floor?

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25. The Knight with His Hand on His Breast (60 Kb); Oil on canvas, 81 x 66 cm (31 7/8 x 26"); Museo del Prado, Madrid Retrato de hombre con la mano en el pecho 1583-85 Óleo sobre lienzo, 81 x 66 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid El caballero pertenece a la Orden de Santiago y se llama Juan de Silva, Marqués de Montemayor.

26. Fray Hortensio Félix Paravicino, 1609 Oil on canvas; 44 1/8 x 33 7/8 in. (112 x 86.1 cm) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Fray Hortensio Félix Paravicino c. 1609 Óleo sobre lienzo, 112 x 86 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (EEUU) "Creta le dio la vida y los pinceles, / Toledo mejor patria, donde empieza / a lograr con la muerte eternidades“ (versos dedicados al pintor, escritos por este fraile)

27. The Burial of Count Orgaz 1586-88

28. Who do you think the men in the painting could be? What about the little boy? What do you think of the colors in this painting? the clothing?

29. What details do you notice in this painting?

30. Jorge Manuel, the son of El Greco, is the little boy with the serious face in this painting.

31. What kind of expressions are on the faces of the men in this painting?

32. Christ Carrying the Cross 1600-05 (30 Kb); Oil on canvas; Prado, Madrid Christ on the Cross Adored by Donors 1585-90 (80 Kb); Canvas; Louvre

33. La purificación del templo (el mismo tema 25 años después) c. 1600 - Óleo sobre lienzo 106 x 130 cm - National Gallery, Londres

34. El retablo de doña María de Aragón

35. What is happening in this painting? The Adoration of the Shepherds 1612-14 (230 Kb); Oil on canvas, 319 x 180 cm (125 5/8 x 70 7/8"); Museo del Prado, Madrid

36. Opening of the Fifth Seal Metropolitan Museum of Art Look at this painting. What do you think is happening? Does this painting remind you of another one? Some people say this painting inspired another masterpiece….

37. Cristo cargando la cruz 1580 Óleo sobre lienzo, 105 x 79 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Las obras de carácter religioso son, junto a los retratos, las más abundantes de su producción pictórica. La clientela estaba formada, por lo general, por clérigos, aristócratas o burgueses, deseosos de decorar sus capillas e iglesias.

38. La adoración de los pastores 1596-1600 Óleo sobre lienzo, 11 x 47 cm Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica, Roma

39. La Anunciación 1597-1600 Óleo sobre lienzo, 114 x 67 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid La forma vertical del lienzo viene dada por la disposición de la composición en dos niveles (el terrenal y el celestial), que suelen engarzarse mediante la figura de algún ángel o, como en este caso, de Espíritu Santo.

40. El Bautismo de Cristo 1596-1600 Óleo sobre lienzo, 350 x 144 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid

41. El bautismo de Cristo 1608-28 Óleo sobre lienzo, 330 x 211 cm Hospital Tavera, Toledo

42. La Crucifixión 1596-1600 Óleo sobre lienzo, 312 x 169 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid

43. La Resurrección de Cristo 1596-1600 Óleo sobre lienzo, 275 x 127 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid

44. Pentecostés 1596-1600 Óleo sobre lienzo, 275 x 127 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid

45. La Virgen de la Inmaculada Concepción 1608-13 Óleo sobre lienzo, 348 x 174,5 cm Museo de Santa Cruz, Toledo

46. St. Martin and the Beggar 1597-99 (200 Kb); Oil on canvas, 193.5 x 103 cm (76 1/8 x 40 1/2 in); National Gallery of Art, Washington San Martín y el mendigo 1597-99 Óleo sobre lienzo, 193 x 103 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington (EEUU)

47. San Francisco Orando 1580 Óleo sobre lienzo, 116 x 102 cm Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha (EEUU)

48. San Andrés y San Francisco 1595 Óleo sobre lienzo, 167 x 113 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid

49. The Repentant Peter c. 1600 (180 Kb); Oil on canvas, 93.6 x 75.2 cm (36 7/8 x 29 5/8 in); The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C. Las lágrimas de San Pedro (c. 1605)

50. El apóstol San Andrés 1610-14 Óleo sobre lienzo, 97 x 77 cm Museo de El Greco, Toledo Apostolados: de la Serie de Cristo y los Apóstoles (1610-14)

51. El apóstol San Pedro 1610-14 Óleo sobre lienzo, 97 x 77 cm Museo de El Greco, Toledo

52. Oración en el huerto (c. 1608)

53. EL GRECO, A Religious Painter El Greco , UN PINTOR RELIGIOSO

54. El Greco portrait artist El Greco retratista

55. Portrait of a Painter after El Greco By Picasso Look Familiar?

56. Look familiar? Les demoiselles d’avignon, Pablo Picasso Museum of Modern Art, (MOMA) NYC