“View of Toledo” (about 1598—99) by El Greco. (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, H.O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H.O. Havemeyer, 1929./Art Institute of Chicago ...

Bailey sees in that aspect of El Greco’s art part of its appeal to modern eyes. “In some ways the 20th century responded to him as a visionary expressionist,” Bailey said.

Art Institute celebrates El Greco on a lavish scale befitting Greek master’s grandest work “El Greco: Ambition and Defiance” will be the first show anywhere devoted to the famed artist in 15 ...

In El Greco’s paintings, the possibility of divine intercession is always in play. They give us access to an alternative world. His images tremble and billow.

On View El Greco Defied the Odds to Become One of the Most Pathbreaking Painters in Art History. See Why His Work Endures Here While museums are closed to the public, we are spotlighting an ...

Bringing Out El Greco On Tuesday, three museums in New York City—including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Hispanic Society of America, and the Frick Collection—will bring out El Greco ...