1. El Greco (Δομήνικος Θεοτοκόπουλος) By Collin Rooney

2. Brief Background • Sculptor, painter, and architect • DoménikosTheotokópoulos – real name • Born in Crete (Republic of Venice) - 1541 • Moved to Toledo, Spain - 1577

3. Mannerism Art • Awkward looking • Oddly balanced poses • Uncommon settings • Theatrical lighting • Response to Renaissance • Lead to Baroque

4. El Greco Style • Elongated anatomy of figures • Weird Perspective • Irrational lighting • Religious subjects • Importance put on colors

5. VIEW OF TOLEDO

6. CHRIST DRIVING THE TRADERS FROM THE TEMPLE

7. THE OPENING OF THE FIFTH SEAL

8. THE DISROBING OF CHRIST

9. THE BURIAL OF THE COUNT OF ORGAZ

10. THE ASSUMPTION OF THE VIRGIN