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Why did el Greco called himself el Greco?
Domenikos Theotokopoulos was born in Greece and later moved to Spain. When he came to Spain people found it difficult or impossible to pronounce his name, so they gave up and called him 'El Greco',...
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Where was El Greco from?
El Greco was from Crete. Then moved to Italy as a yong man and by 1577 he moved to Spain where died in 1614
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Who was El Greco?
El Greco was a Spanish Painter who painted in the late 16th and early 17th century. He was born in Crete and moved to Venice and Rome before settling in Toledo, Spain.
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Why did El Greco go to Spain?
Because the emperor was building a new palace and wanted to employ Italian artists or artists trained in Italy. But the emperor did not lake El Greco's painting.
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When did el greco die?
He was born in 1541 and died in 1614