El Greco

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Spanish painter (born in Greece) remembered for his religious works characterized by elongated human forms and dramatic use of color (1541-1614)

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A Turning Point in Rilke's Evolution: The Experience of El Greco. Source: Internet

In the Renaissance, Crete was the home of the Cretan School of icon painting, which influenced El Greco and through him subsequent European painting. Source: Internet

Mudejar style, the fourteenth century, houses the famous Burial of Count Orgaz, by El Greco. Source: Internet

Picasso especially admired the works of El Greco ; elements such as his elongated limbs, arresting colors, and mystical visages are echoed in Picasso's later work. Source: Internet

Rilke had developed an admiration for El Greco as early as 1908, so he visited Toledo during the winter of 1912/13 to see Greco's paintings. Source: Internet

Picasso used allegorical figures not only to create interpretations of fictional characters, but to place himself as a landmark in the history of art, together with the likes of Rembrandt, El Greco, Velazquez and Goya, the expert said. Source: Internet

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