| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
200 pages : color illustrations, facsimiles, color maps, color portraits ; 34 cm |
| Note |
Published on the occasion of an exhibition at Grand Palais, Paris, France, October 16, 2019-February 10, 2020 and the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, March 7-June 21, 2020.--Title page verso. |
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Translations from Spanish by Steve Berg. Translation from French by Anthony Shugaar.--Page 4. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
(from table of contents) Foreword / James Rondeau, Chris Dercon, and Jean-Luc Martinez -- Introduction / Rebeccas J. Long -- El Greco in Italy / Keith Christiansen -- El Greco and Giulio Clovio: three gazes / José Riello -- El Greco's altarpieces: artistic ambition and legal frustration / Rebecca J. Long -- El Greco, religious painter: success and failure / Felipe Pereda -- Urbs Sacra: the demand for art in El Greco's Toledo / Richard L. Kagan -- El Greco and the image: between invention and variation / Guillaume Kientz -- El Greco's workshop in Spain / Leticia Ruiz Gómez -- Catalogue. Crete and Venice ; Rome ; Early works in Spain ; Patrons and portraits ; Devotional paintings ; The painter and his workshop -- Maps -- Chronology / Jena K. Carvana -- Selected bibliography. |
| Summary |
Renowned for a singular artistic vision, Domenikos Theotokopoulos, known as El Greco (1541-1614), developed his distinctive painting style as he assiduously pursued professional success. This fresh and engaging survey of El Greco's work explores varied aspects of the artist's career-his aesthetic education in Italy, the mixed reception of his mature works in Spain, his uncompromising approach to business, and the baroque logistics of his Toledo workshop-and reveals the depth of El Greco's astounding ambition. The impressive volume focuses in particular on his 1577-79 altarpiece paintings for the Church of Santo Domingo el Antiguo in Toledo-among them the magnificent 'Assumption of the Virgin'-which heralded the artist's arrival in Spain after productive periods of formation and re-formation in Crete, Venice, and Rome. Lavishly illustrated and clothbound with gilded edges, this publication features reproductions and scholarly discussions of more than 60 works ranging from large-scale canvases to intimate panels, with essays that elucidate the motives and meanings behind the artist's constantly changing and inventive approach. Exhibition: Grand Palais, Paris, France (16.10.2019-10.02.2020) / The Art Institute of Chicago, USA (08.03-21.06.2020). |
| Subject |
Greco, 1541?-1614 -- Exhibitions.
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Greco, 1541?-1614 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Christian art and symbolism -- 16th century -- Pictorial works.
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Greco, 1541?-1614. (OCoLC)fst00074757
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El Greco 1541-1614. (DE-588)118722778
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| Genre/Form |
Exhibition catalogs. (OCoLC)fst01424028
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Criticism, interpretation, etc. (OCoLC)fst01411635
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Exhibition catalogs.
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| Added Author |
Greco, 1541?-1614.
Works. Selections.
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Long, Rebecca J., editor.
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Christiansen, Keith, contributor.
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Kientz, Guillaume, contributor.
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Berg, Steve (Translator)
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Shugaar, Anthony, translator.
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Grand Palais (Paris, France), host institution.
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Art Institute of Chicago, host institution.
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| Added Title |
Ambition & defiance |
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Ambition and defiance |
| ISBN |
9780300250824 (hardcover) |
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0300250827 (hardcover) |
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