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Nativity (El Greco)
''Nativity'' is a 1603-1605 painting of the Nativity of Jesus by El Greco. It was one of five paintings painted for the high altarpiece of the Santuario de Nuestra Señora de la Caridad in Illescas, Toledo. It and three others still hang there (''Charity'', '' Coronation of the Virgin'' and '' Annunciation''), whilst the fifth is in the National Museum of Art of Romania (''Marriage of the Virgin''). It is a simplification of his ''Adoration of the Shepherds'' from the Doña María de Aragón Altarpiece The Doña María de Aragón Altarpiece was an altarpiece painted between 1596 and 1599 by El Greco for the chapel of the Palacio del Senado, Colegio de la Encarnación (also known as the Colegio de doña María de Aragón) in Madrid. The college ..., omitting the shepherds and converting the scene into a circular format. category:Nativity of Jesus in art category:1600s paintings category:Paintings by El Greco Altarpieces {{17C-painting-stub ...
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El Greco
Domḗnikos Theotokópoulos ( el, Δομήνικος Θεοτοκόπουλος ; 1 October 1541 7 April 1614), most widely known as El Greco ("The Greek"), was a Greek painter, sculptor and architect of the Spanish Renaissance. "El Greco" was a nickname, and the artist normally signed his paintings with his full birth name in Greek letters, (), often adding the word (), which means Cretan. El Greco was born in the Kingdom of Candia (modern Crete), which was at that time part of the Republic of Venice, Italy, and the center of Post-Byzantine art. He trained and became a master within that tradition before traveling at age 26 to Venice, as other Greek artists had done.J. Brown, ''El Greco of Toledo'', 75–77 In 1570, he moved to Rome, where he opened a workshop and executed a series of works. During his stay in Italy, El Greco enriched his style with elements of Mannerism and of the Venetian Renaissance taken from a number of great artists of the time, notably Tinto ...
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Nativity Of Jesus
The nativity of Jesus, nativity of Christ, birth of Jesus or birth of Christ is described in the biblical gospels of Gospel of Luke, Luke and Gospel of Matthew, Matthew. The two accounts agree that Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judaea (Roman province), Judaea, Mary, mother of Jesus, his mother Mary was engaged to a man named Saint Joseph, Joseph, who was Davidic line, descended from King David and was not his biological father, and that his birth was Virgin birth of Jesus, caused by divine intervention. Many modern scholars consider the birth narratives unhistorical because they are laced with theology and present two different accounts which cannot be harmonised into a single coherent narrative. But many others view the discussion of historicity as secondary, given that gospels were primarily written as theological documents rather than chronological timelines. The nativity is the basis for the Christianity, Christian holiday of Christmas, and plays a major role in the Chri ...
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Illescas, Toledo
Illescas is a town and municipality of Spain located in the province of Toledo, Castilla–La Mancha. The municipality spans across a total area of 56.75 km2 and, as of 1 January 2020, it has a registered population of 30,229, which makes it the third most populated municipality in the province. It belongs to the traditional ''comarca'' of La Sagra. Name The first name reported in the middle ages was that of ''Elesches''. Ensuing variations include ''Ilesches'', ''Ilescas'', ''Ailescas'', ''Hilesques'', ''Ylesches'' and ''Hylesques''. A tentative identification with ''Egelesta'', mentioned in classical sources such as Ptolemy, has been proposed. It may be thus related to the Iberian-Basque 'egi-' ("hill line", "hillside"), whereas other authors relate ''Illescas'' to the proto-indoeuropean 'il' ("city"). History Placed within the municipal limits to the southwest of the town, El Cerrón archaeological site was a Carpetani settlement. Illescas was acquired by Alfonso VII fr ...
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The Virgin Of Charity (El Greco)
''The Virgin of Charity'' (Spanish - ''La Virgen de la Caridad'') is a 1597-1603 painting by El Greco. It was part of a commission to paint five works for the high altarpiece of the Santuario de Nuestra Señora de la Caridad in the Spanish town of Illescas, Toledo, gained through the mediation of his son Jorge Manuel Theotocópuli. It still hangs in the Santuario. Three of the other works still hang in the church ('' Coronation of the Virgin'', '' Nativity'' and '' Annunciation''), whilst the fifth is in the National Museum of Art of Romania (''Marriage of the Virgin''). It updates the medieval iconography of the Virgin of Mercy. The central figure of the Virgin opens her cloak, sheltering a group of figures in then-fashionable ruffs, including the painter's son and other members of the Toledan aristocracy. See also * List of works by El Greco El Greco was a Crete, Cretan-born Painting, painter, sculptor and architect of the Spanish Renaissance. El Greco left his birthplace fo ...
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Coronation Of The Virgin (El Greco, Illescas)
''Coronation of the Virgin'' is a 1603–1605 work by El Greco, one of a group of five paintings painted for the high altarpiece of the Santuario de Nuestra Señora de la Caridad in Illescas, Toledo. It and three of the other paintings still hang in the church (''The Virgin of Charity (El Greco), Charity'', ''Nativity (El Greco), Nativity'' and ''Annunciation (El Greco, Illescas), Annunciation''), whilst the fifth is now in the National Museum of Art of Romania (''Marriage of the Virgin (El Greco), Marriage of the Virgin''). It shows the Coronation of the Virgin by God the Father and God the Son, with the Holy Spirit shown above as a dove. See also * List of works by El Greco Bibliography * ÁLVAREZ LOPERA, José, ''feo y mal loliente Greco'', Madrid, Arlanza, 2005, Biblioteca «Descubrir el Arte», (colección «Grandes maestros»). . * SCHOLZ-HÄNSEL, Michael, ''El Greco'', Colonia, Taschen, 2003. . External links * ArteHistoria.com«Coronación de la Virgen»
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Annunciation (El Greco, Illescas)
''Annunciation'' is a 1603-1605 painting by El Greco, produced as part of a contract to provide paintings for a church in Illescas, Toledo. The painting still hangs in the church, the Santuario de Nuestra Señora de la Caridad, with three others from the same set (''Charity'', '' Coronation of the Virgin'' and '' Nativity''), whilst the fifth is now in the National Museum of Art of Romania (''Marriage of the Virgin''). It is a simplification of the composition used by the artist for the ''Annunciation'' on the Doña María de Aragón Altarpiece. See also * List of works by El Greco El Greco was a Crete, Cretan-born Painting, painter, sculptor and architect of the Spanish Renaissance. El Greco left his birthplace for Venice in 1567, never to return. El Greco's three years in Venice profoundly influenced his style. In 1577, he ... {{17C-painting-stub category:1600s paintings El Greco category:Paintings by El Greco Books in art Altarpieces ...
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National Museum Of Art Of Romania
The National Museum of Art of Romania ( ro, Muzeul Național de Artă al României) is located in the Royal Palace in Revolution Square, central Bucharest. It features collections of medieval and modern Romanian art, as well as the international collection assembled by the Romanian royal family. The exhibition "Shadows and Light" ran from 15 July to 2 October 2005. With four centuries of French art, it was the largest exhibition of French painting in Central and Eastern Europe since 1945. 77 works were exhibited, including masterpieces by painters such as Poussin, Chardin, Ingres, David, Delacroix, Corot, Cézanne, Matisse, Picasso, and Braque. History The museum was damaged during the 1989 Romanian Revolution that led to the downfall of Nicolae Ceaușescu. In 2000, part of the museum reopened to the public, housing the modern Romanian collection and the international collection; the comprehensive Medieval art collection, which now features works salvaged from monasteries de ...
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Marriage Of The Virgin (El Greco)
''Marriage of the Virgin'' is a 1603-1605 painting by El Greco, now in the National Museum of Art of Romania. Showing the Marriage of the Virgin, it was one of five produced for the high altarpiece of the Santuario de Nuestra Señora de la Caridad in the Spanish town of Illescas, Toledo. The other four works all still hang in the Santuario ('' The Virgin of Charity'', '' Annunciation'', '' Coronation of the Virgin'' and '' Nativity''). See also * List of works by El Greco El Greco was a Crete, Cretan-born Painting, painter, sculptor and architect of the Spanish Renaissance. El Greco left his birthplace for Venice in 1567, never to return. El Greco's three years in Venice profoundly influenced his style. In 1577, he ... Sources *https://www.wga.hu/html/g/greco_el/21/2107grec.html {{17C-painting-stub category:Paintings by El Greco category:1600s paintings El Greco Altarpieces ...
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Doña María De Aragón Altarpiece
The Doña María de Aragón Altarpiece was an altarpiece painted between 1596 and 1599 by El Greco for the chapel of the Colegio de la Encarnación (also known as the Colegio de doña María de Aragón) in Madrid. The college was secularised during Goya's lifetime and the altarpiece was dismantled. There has been much speculation over which paintings belonged to the work. The consensus view is that it consisted of six large canvases and a seventh, now lost. Five of those six canvases are now in the Prado and the sixth is in the National Museum of Art of Romania in Bucharest. History Composition Names, dimensions and museums File:Resurreccion Prado.jpg, Resurrection1597-1600275 x 127 cmMuseo del Prado (Madrid) File:La crucifixión (El Greco, 1597).jpg, Crucifixion1597-1600312 x 169 cmMuseo del Prado (Madrid) File:El Greco 006.jpg, Pentecost1597-1600275 x 127 cmMuseo del Prado (Madrid) File:Adoración de los pastores Bucarest(2).jpg, Adoration of Shepherds1 ...
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Nativity Of Jesus In Art
The Nativity of Jesus has been a major subject of Christian art since the 4th century. The artistic depictions of the ''Nativity'' or birth of Jesus, celebrated at Christmas, are based on the narratives in the Bible, in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, and further elaborated by written, oral and artistic tradition. Christian art includes a great many representations of the Virgin Mary and the Christ Child. Such works are generally referred to as the "Madonna and Child" or "Virgin and Child". They are not usually representations of the ''Nativity'' specifically, but are often devotional objects representing a particular aspect or attribute of the Virgin Mary, or Jesus. ''Nativity'' pictures, on the other hand, are specifically illustrative, and include many narrative details; they are a normal component of the sequences illustrating both the Life of Christ and the Life of the Virgin. The Nativity has been depicted in many different media, both pictorial and sculptural. Pictoria ...
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1600s Paintings
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Paintings By El Greco
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