El Greco - Ambition and Defiance (Hardcover)

A visually stunning examination of El Greco's work that considers the artist's constant reinvention and professional drive 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. Distributed for the Art Institute of Chicago Exhibition Schedule: Reunion des musees nationaux-Grand Palais, Paris (October 14, 2019-February 10, 2020) The Art Institute of Chicago (Spring-Fall 2020)

General

Imprint:	Yale University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2020
Editors:	Rebecca J Long
Contributors:	Keith Christiansen • Richard L. Kagan • Guillaume Kientz • Felipe Pereda • Jose Riello • Leticia Ruiz Gomez • Jena K Carvana
Dimensions:	330 x 229 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	200
ISBN-13:	978-0-300-25082-4
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Art treatments & subjects > Exhibition catalogues and specific collections Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > 1400 to 1600 > Renaissance art > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Art treatments & subjects > Individual artists > General
LSN:	0-300-25082-7
Barcode:	9780300250824

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