1591-1666 Italian Giovanni Francesco Guercino Galleries   Related Paintings of Giovanni Francesco Guercino :. | Semiramis Receiving Word of the Revolt of Babylon | Virgin and Child with the Patron Saints of Modena | Jacob Receiving Joseph's Coat | The Raising of Lazarus | Angels Weeping Over the Dead Christ |
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Bento Jose Rufino Capinam
painted Christ Wearing the Crown of Thorns in 1791-1874
Greco El
Spanish painter of Greek origin (b. 1541, Candia, d. 1614, Toledo). Paintings in Crete (until 1567) Paintings in Venice (1567-70) Paintings in Rome (1570-75) First commissions in Spain (1576-80) , He was a painter, sculptor, and architect of the Spanish Renaissance. "El Greco" (The Greek) was a nickname,a reference to his Greek origin, and the artist normally signed his paintings with his full birth name in Greek letters, (Domenikos Theotokopoulos). El Greco was born in Crete, which was at that time part of the Republic of Venice, and the centre of Post-Byzantine art. He trained and became a master within that tradition before travelling at age 26 to Venice, as other Greek artists had done. In 1570 he moved to Rome, where he opened a workshop and executed a series of works. During his stay in Italy, El Greco enriched his style with elements of Mannerism and of the Venetian Renaissance. In 1577 he moved to Toledo, Spain, where he lived and worked until his death. In Toledo, El Greco received several major commissions and produced his best known paintings. El Greco's dramatic and expressionistic style was met with puzzlement by his contemporaries but found appreciation in the 20th century.
Mazo, Juan Bautista
Spanish Baroque Era Painter, ca.1612-1667