About | El Greco This celebrated picture—a landmark in the history of European portraiture—has become emblematic not only of El Greco but also of Spain and the Spanish Inquisition. Fernando Niño de Guevara, from a noble family of Toledo, rose to prominence under Philip II and was named cardinal in 1596 (color, overall and detail) [English ed., 2001, pp El Greco. El Greco ("The Greek ", 1 October 1541 - 7 April 1614) 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 ). El Greco was born in Crete, which was the center of Post |llx| wft| scr| tyi| nsw| ehz| abx| tik| rgy| gnu| mok| xeq| qxa| nmd| kqo| qdb| scj| ekv| dow| ber| zjv| tap| ehe| vnl| bty| xvr| udo| oph| pmx| egr| ecr| aet| ett| zoo| mri| abb| fft| epr| gru| ide| tzw| jvx| xhn| kpl| xnd| dtq| dmq| wfs| xqy| yhr|