The fate of El Greco's Saint Sebastian is in limbo as Romania escalates its legal battle to reclaim the masterpiece, alleging ...

El Greco’s real name was Domenikos Theotokopoulos. He was born in Crete (“el Greco” is Spanish for “the Greek”), but he spent most of his working life in Spain, where he was that country ...

El Greco, born Dominikos Theotokopoulos but known as “The Greek” during his popular career in Spain, is one of art history’s most unique mannerist painters. His most famous paintings include ...

El Greco, born as Domḗnikos Theotokópoulos in 1541, grew up in the Cretan city of Heraklion, which was then known as Candia under the control of the Venetian Republic. ...

Born on the island now known as Crete, Doménikos Theotokópoulos trained and worked in Venice and Rome before moving to Toledo, Spain, in 1577. Known then and today by the nickname El Greco, ...

By the time Picasso was born in 1881, El Greco’s reputation was on the rise after centuries of obscurity. The image of him that had endured into the fin-de-siècle was that of a rebel, ...