Ambition and Defiance
Edición de la obra Greco
| Autor | Rebecca J. Long, Keith Christiansen, Richard L. Kagan, Guillaume Kientz, Felipe Pereda |
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| Editorial | Yale University Press |
| Fecha de publicación | 2020 |
| Idioma | inglés |
| Páginas | 200 |
| ISBN-13 | 9780300250824 |
| OCLC | 1140151128 |
| LCCN |
| 2019917850 |
| Número de Cutter | L849g |
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Renowned for a singular artistic vision, Domenikos Theotokopoulos, known as El Greco (1541-1614), developed his distinctive painting style as he assiduously pursued professional success. This fresh and engaging survey of El Greco's work explores varied aspects of the artist's career-his aesthetic education in Italy, the mixed reception of his mature works in Spain, his uncompromising approach to business, and the baroque logistics of his Toledo workshop-and reveals the depth of El Greco's astounding ambition. The impressive volume focuses in particular on his 1577-79 altarpiece paintings for the Church of Santo Domingo el Antiguo in Toledo-among them the magnificent 'Assumption of the Virgin'-which heralded the artist's arrival in Spain after productive periods of formation and re-formation in Crete, Venice, and Rome. Lavishly illustrated and clothbound with gilded edges, this publication features reproductions and scholarly discussions of more than 60 works ranging from large-scale canvases to intimate panels, with essays that elucidate the motives and meanings behind the artist's constantly changing and inventive approach. Exhibition: Grand Palais, Paris, France (16.10.2019-10.02.2020) / The Art Institute of Chicago, USA (08.03-21.06.2020).