Description: Further DetailsTitle: El GrecoCondition: NewISBN-10: 3836572141EAN: 9783836572149ISBN: 9783836572149Publisher: Taschen GmbHFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 03/06/2018Description: To his contemporaries in late 16th-century Venice, El Greco (1541–1614) was a contrary fellow, an innate artist blessed with extraordinary talent, but stubborn in the pursuit of his own path. Throughout his career, as he progressed from Crete to Venice, to Rome and ultimately Toledo, Spain, “The Greek” stood apart from his peers, merging different Western art traditions to create a unique pictorial language. El Greco’s single-minded style rejected naturalism and rejected accessibility. Works such as The Disrobing of Christ (1577–79), The Burial of the Count of Orgaz (1586–88), and The Vision of St John (1608–14) reveal elongated, twisted figures; unreal colors; and an experimental rendering of space — all resistant to easy viewing and intent, instead, on an art of epic grandeur and intellectual beauty. Frequently regarded with suspicion and criticism during his lifetime, El Greco was revived by a troop of ardent modern admirers, including Pablo Picasso, Roger Fry, and Der Blaue Reiter pioneer Franz Marc. Today, the artist belongs to the privileged group of great old master painters, as much an anomaly of his age, as a reference point across the centuries. This essential introduction from TASCHEN Basic Art 2.0 explores the influences and the ingredients of El Greco’s radical and singular vision, from the symbolic world of Byzantine icons and the humanistic values of the Renaissance to the nascent beginnings of conceptual practice. Language: ItalianCountry/Region of Manufacture: DEItem Height: 260mmItem Length: 210mmItem Weight: 589gAuthor: Michael Scholz-HänselGenre: Arts & PhotographyBook Series: Basic ArtType: Storia dell'arte, teoria e criticaRelease Year: 2018 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: El Greco
Publication Name: El Greco
Title: El Greco
ISBN-10: 3836572141
EAN: 9783836572149
ISBN: 9783836572149
Publisher: Taschen GmbH
Format: Hardback
Release Date: 03/06/2018
Release Year: 2018
Language: Italian
Country/Region of Manufacture: DE
Item Height: 260mm
Item Length: 210mm
Item Weight: 589g
Author: Michael Scholz-Hänsel
Genre: Arts & Photography
Series: Basic Art
Type: Storia dell'arte, teoria e critica
