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Jorge Manuel Theotocópuli de las Cuevas (1578, Toledo - 29 March 1631, Toledo) was a Greek-Spanish painter and architect. He was the only son of the iconic painter, Doménikos Theotokópoulos, called "
@ ArteHistoria. After his father's death in 1614, he focused on his interest in architecture, working mostly in the
@ theEl Hijo del Greco
@ La Tribuna de Toledo. He eventually came to financial ruin from a dispute with the
File:Jorge Manuel Theotocopoulos - The Martyrdom of Saint Maurice - 94.885 - Museum of Fine Arts.jpg, The Martyrdom of Saint Maurice
File:El expolio (Museo del Prado).jpg, Christ Removing His Robe
File:Versión de "San Martín y el Mendigo" de El Greco.jpg, Saint Martin and the Beggar
File:Jorge Manuel Theotokopoulos - The Family of El Greco - WGA22208.jpg, The Family of El Greco (c.1605)
File:Cristo en casa de Marta y María (Museo Lázaro Galdiano, Madrid).jpg, Christ in the House of Martha
File:Jorge Manuel Theotokopoulos - Supper in the House of Simon, A75.jpg, Supper in the House of Simon
File:Noli me tangere, de Jorge Manuel Theotocópuli (Museo Lázaro Galdiano, Madrid).jpg, Noli me tangere
Mozarabic Chapel, Toledo Cathedral
at ArteHistoria.
El Hijo del Greco en Toledo
at Vivir Toledo {{DEFAULTSORT:Theotocopuli, Jorge Manuel 1578 births 1631 deaths 16th-century Spanish architects 17th-century Spanish architects People from Toledo, Spain Spanish people of Greek descent 16th-century Greek painters 17th-century Greek painters
Jorge Manuel Theotocópuli de las Cuevas (1578, Toledo - 29 March 1631, Toledo) was a Greek-Spanish painter and architect. He was the only son of the iconic painter, Doménikos Theotokópoulos, called "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 ...
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Biography
He learned his trade working in the studios of his father. Around 1603, he participated in creating custom altarpieces in Illescas; his first documented work. Later, in 1607, he began to work more independently, producing an altarpiece in Titulcia which, although generally done in his father's style, showed a glimmer of his own personality.Brief biography@ ArteHistoria. After his father's death in 1614, he focused on his interest in architecture, working mostly in the
Herrerian
The Herrerian style ( es, estilo herreriano or ''arquitectura herreriana'') of architecture was developed in Spain during the last third of the 16th century under the reign of Philip II (1556–1598), and continued in force in the 17th centu ...
style, as practiced by Nicolás de Vergara el Mozo and . From 1612 to 1618, he was involved in completing construction on the Casa Consistorial (City Hall) of Toledo.Brief biography@ the
Museo del Prado
The Prado Museum ( ; ), officially known as Museo Nacional del Prado, is the main Spanish national art museum, located in central Madrid. It is widely considered to house one of the world's finest collections of European art, dating from th ...
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A few years later, in 1625, he became the Master Builder, sculptor and architect for the Toledo Cathedral, where he worked on construction of the cupola of the Mozarabic Chapel, originally designed by in 1519, and the Chapel of the Eighths (Ochavo). He was also involved in a few somewhat less serious projects, such as designing a comedy theater called the "Mesón de la Fruta", which was demolished in the 1870s.@ La Tribuna de Toledo. He eventually came to financial ruin from a dispute with the
Hospital de Tavera
The Hospital de Tavera, also known as the Hospital de San Juan Bautista, Hospital de afuera, or simply as Hospital Tavera, is an important building of Renaissance architecture located is in the Spanish city of Toledo. It was built between 1541 an ...
, where his father had left a major commission uncompleted. The affair ended with the seizure of his property.
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Mozarabic Chapel, Toledo Cathedral
at ArteHistoria.
El Hijo del Greco en Toledo
at Vivir Toledo {{DEFAULTSORT:Theotocopuli, Jorge Manuel 1578 births 1631 deaths 16th-century Spanish architects 17th-century Spanish architects People from Toledo, Spain Spanish people of Greek descent 16th-century Greek painters 17th-century Greek painters