Dave Miller
El Greco was, in a word, a splendid artist. He was born in Crete, then a part of the Republic of Venice. His father was a tax collector, and his older brother was a successful merchant. He was brought up in the Greek Orthodox Church. Later in childhood, he attended an art school. There he studied Greek art very intensely. He was schooled in the Post-Byzantine painting technique, which helped him develop his own distinct style.
His first big art move was relocating to Venice. His contemporaries found his art to be odd, disturbing even. His works were not fully appreciated until about the 20th century. He sought to make his style distinct by painting very odd depictions of bible stories and religious subject matter. Among his most famous works are Dormitian of the Virgin, The Assumption of the Virgin, and The Burial of Count Ortaz. He died in Toledo, in 1614. His works still lives on in many Grotesque painters across the globe.
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