2. El Greco Lived from 1541-1614 500 years ago His real name: Doménikos Theotokópoulos Lived from 1541-1614 500 years ago His real name: Doménikos Theotokópoulos

3. El Greco Born in Crete, Greece and eventually moved to Spain and painted his important work in Spain

4. Other paintings during the 1500s: Realistic

5. Other paintings during the early 1600s Religious themes Clouds close up: bright and sunny

6. Typical Painting by another artist during the same time period Painting by El Greco of a Cardinal: How are they different?

7. What do you see in this painting? What colors did El Greco use? Look at the clouds. This painting is called Laocoon it is one of his most famous paintings.

8. El Greco is one of the earliest painters to believe in using color to show emotion in a painting What emotion is this painting Showing?

9. Even though El Greco mostly painted religious themes he also painted scenes using light and dark to tell a story An Allegory with a Boy Lighting a Candle in the Company of an Ape and a Fool (Fábula)

10. El Greco He is known also for painting long people as part of his style in painting. Five hundred years ago, painters weren’t supposed to have ‘style’.

11. Project: Draw a Long Person Use background color to show emotion Use background color to show emotion Use light and dark colors for contrast Use light and dark colors for contrast