the view of toledo
Title: View Of Toledo
Artist: El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos)
Date: 1541-1614. The painting was done in 1609
Scale: 47 3/4 x 42 3/4 (approx. 4ft. x 4ft.)
Medium: Oil on canvas
El Greco was a “Spanish” Mannerist painter of the late Renaissance, whose work,
represents the Acme of Spanish art.
El Greco’s View of Toledo, almost seems to anticipate the Impressionists of the
1800s. The rich tones of violet, azure, and emerald green do not translate well, here-but
they …
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…behind the clouds that lights up the edges of the clouds. It must be the moon
light. But then I was thinking that how come the sky is still dark behind it. And my only
thought is that it is a sense of an illusionism.
I really do not know what the historical significance of this painting is. All that I
can say, is that it kind of looks like a Gothic City.
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