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El Greco
(redirected from Domenikos Theotokopoulos)

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El Greco [ɛl ˈgrɛkəʊ]
n
(Biographies / El Greco (1541-1614) M, Spanishnational of birth: Greek, ARTS AND CRAFTS: painter) real name Domenikos Theotocopoulos. 1541-1614, Spanish painter, born in Crete; noted for his elongated human forms and dramatic use of colour
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Noun1.El Greco - Spanish painter (born in Greece) remembered for his religious works characterized by elongated human forms and dramatic use of color (1541-1614)El Greco - Spanish painter (born in Greece) remembered for his religious works characterized by elongated human forms and dramatic use of color (1541-1614)
Domenikos Theotocopoulos, Greco
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Conservation work by the renowned Polish-born art restorer Bohdan Marconi revealed the authentic signature of Domenikos Theotokopoulos, the real name of "El Greco", an ethnic Greek born in Crete.
Poland's forgotten El Greco by AFP / AFP Global Edition
Previously discounted by scholars who denied the famous painter had ever painted icons, a fading photograph taken in 1938 showed that the painting once bore the artist's signature -- under his real name, Domenikos Theotokopoulos -- beneath Christ's feet.
From here, you can almost see heaven by Daily News Egypt (Egypt)
Throughout his career, he always signed his works with his Greek name, Domenikos Theotokopoulos.
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