El Greco

Lived from 1541-1614500 years ago

His real name: Doménikos

Theotokópoulos

El Greco

Born in Crete, Greece and eventually moved to Spain and painted his important

work in Spain

Other paintings during the 1500s:Realistic

Other paintings during the early 1600sReligious themes Clouds close up: bright and sunny

Typical Painting by another artist during the same time period

Painting by El Greco of a Cardinal: How are they different?

What do you see in this painting? What colors did El Greco use? Look at the clouds.

This painting is called Laocoon it is one of his most famous paintings.

El Greco is one of the earliest painters to believe in using color to show

emotion in a painting

What emotion is this paintingShowing?

Even though El Greco mostly painted religious themes he also painted scenes using light and

dark to tell a story

An Allegory with a Boy Lighting a Candle in the Company of an Ape and a Fool (Fábula)

El Greco

He is known also for painting long people as part of his style in painting. Five hundred years ago, painters weren’t supposed to have ‘style’.

Project: Draw a Long PersonUse background color to showemotion

Use light and dark colors forcontrast