• 2.3 Interpretations of El Greco’s Toledo Painting
    • 2.5 Description of View of Toledo by El Greco
    • 2.6 The Uniqueness of Landscapes in El Greco’s Era
  • For example, a view of Toledo appears in the background of El Greco's altarpiece in the Capilla de San José, Toledo, which was commissioned in 1597.
  • El Greco only painted two landscape paintings, both of the Spanish city of Toledo. In this impressionistic view of the city, El Greco rearranged the...
  • The view of the eastern section of Toledo from the north would have excluded the cathedral, which the artist therefore imaginatively moved to the le...
  • If a random person off the street saw El Greco’s View of Toledo, I don’t think they would say a contemporary of Michelangelo painted it.
  • View of Toledo, c.1599/00 Domenikos Theotokopoulos El Greco (1541-1614). Location: Metropolitan Museum of Art New York USA Original Size: 121.3 x 108.6 cm.
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    • 1. It’s still unsure when View of Toledo was painted
    • 2. It’s the smallest of El Greco’s two surviving landscapes
  • Ressam : El Greco (1541-1614). Resmin Adi : View of Toledo (1599-1600). Nerede : Metropolitan Müzesi, New York, ABD. Boyutu : 121,3 cm x 108,6 cm.