| El Greco is a famous Greek artist who produced | | | | depictions. Many see him as a managing to |
| some extraordinary paintings across the 16th and | | | | successfully combine Byzantine traditional styles |
| 17th centuries. El Greco's paintings used original | | | | with those now more associated with typical |
| styles and painting techniques which helped to | | | | western art. |
| develop and inspire new art movements, most | | | | The most famous El Greco paintings included The |
| notably Expressionism and Cubism. At the time of | | | | Annunciation, View of Toledo, St. Sebastian, |
| his career, the famous Greek artist's work was | | | | Veronica, The Knight with His Hand on His Breast, |
| undoubtably ground breaking. | | | | The Holy Trinity, The spoliation, St. Martin and the |
| El Greco would spend time away from his native | | | | Beggar, Baptism of Christ and The Burial of Count |
| Greece and seek fortune and experience across | | | | Orgasz. |
| Europe. Much of this time he spent in Italy and | | | | To conclude, El Greco is an important artist in the |
| also Northern Europe where he would add new | | | | development of traditional art styles from the |
| influences to his existing artistic methods and | | | | 16th and 17th centuries like Renaissance and |
| techniques. Mannerism and the Venetian | | | | Baroque, through to the newer more varied |
| Renaissance was the key influences which he | | | | methods that have joined them since from |
| picked up during this exciting period of his life and | | | | Romanticism and Impressionism to Expressionism |
| development as an artist who was to leave such | | | | and Cubism. The Greek is one of many artists |
| an impact on traditional art thinking. He is now | | | | who helped forge the direction of art for |
| most famous for his constant use of stretched | | | | generations of future art followers. |
| figures and portraits across his fantastic religious | | | | |