active in Milan 1481-1522 Related Paintings of Bergognone :. | The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine of Alexandria and Saint Catherine of Siena | The Virgin and Child | Peter the Martyr with a Kneeling Donor (mk05) | The Virgin and Child | The Virgin and Child Enthroned with Saint Catherine of Alexandria and Saint Catherine of Siena | Related Artists: El Greco Greek-born Spanish Mannerist Painter, 1541-1614
Considered a representative of late Renaissance Spanish art, El Greco was actually born in Greece, on the island of Crete. After studying in Venice under Titian, El Greco settled in Toledo, Spain in 1577. At the time he was wildly popular, his emotionally religious paintings being just the ticket for the hometown of the Spanish Inquisition. After his death his work was largely ignored until the beginning of the 20th century; now he considered one of the inspired geniuses of Western art. His distinctive style features bold shapes and colors, with elongated and slightly distorted figures.
In Toledo El Greco was in constant demand and liked living large: he maintained a private orchestra to accompany his meals. Dirck Barendsz (1534?C1592) was a Dutch Renaissance painter from Amsterdam who traveled to Italy in his youth to learn from the Italian masters, most notably Titian.
Mattheus Verheyden Born 1700 Back
Died 1776
Country Netherlands.