El Greco - Softcover

Bray, Xavier

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1857093151 ISBN 13: 9781857093155

Publisher: Yale University Press, 2004

Synopsis

This new introduction to El Greco (1541-1614) follows the artist from his native island to Venice, Rome, Madrid, and then Toledo, the ecclesiastical capital of Spain. El Greco 's ability to assimilate different artistic techniques and approaches to religion and philosophy enabled him to develop one of the most original styles of painting in the history of Europe. Despite his highly successful career he was unappreciated for centuries after his death, and this book examines how his genius was rediscovered in the nineteenth century.

Published to coincide with the El Greco exhibition at the National Gallery, London (11th February - 23rd May, 2004).

About this title

Review:

'....a souvenir of an ecstatic encounter with culture' -- The Times, December 11 2004

About the Author:

Davies is a pre-eminent El Greco scholar who taught at Birkbeck and University College, University of London; Sir John Elliott Is Regius Professor Emeritus of Modern History at the University of Oxford; Gabriele Finaldi is Curatorial Director of the Museo Nacional del Prado; Keith Christiansen is Curator of European Paintings at the Metropolitan Museum of Art; Xavier Bray is an Assistant Curator at the National Gallery, London.

About this edition

• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1857093151
• ISBN 13: 9781857093155
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 48