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Indlæser... El Greco Domenikosz Theotokopoulosz, 1541-1614 (original 2003; udgave 2005)af Michael Scholz-Hänsel, Lujza Havas
Work InformationEl Greco: Domenikos Theotokopoulos, 1541-1614 af Michael Scholz-Hansel (2003)
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To his contemporaries in late 16th-century Venice, El Greco (1541-1614) was a contrary fellow, an innate artist blessed with extraordinary talent, but stubborn in the pursuit of his own path. Throughout his career, as he progressed from Crete to Venice, to Rome and ultimately Toledo, Spain, "The Greek" stood apart from his peers, merging different Western art traditions to create a unique pictorial language. El Greco's single-minded style rejected naturalism and rejected accessibility. Works such as The Disrobing of Christ (1577-79), The Burial of the Count of Orgaz (1586-88), and The Vision of St John (1608-14) reveal elongated, twisted figures; unreal colors; and an experimental rendering of space -- all resistant to easy viewing and intent, instead, on an art of epic grandeur and intellectual beauty. Frequently regarded with suspicion and criticism during his lifetime, El Greco was revived by a troop of ardent modern admirers, including Pablo Picasso, Roger Fry, and Der Blaue Reiter pioneer Franz Marc. Today, the artist belongs to the privileged group of great old master painters, as much an anomaly of his age, as a reference point across the centuries. This essential introduction from TASCHEN Basic Art 2.0 explores the influences and the ingredients of El Greco's radical and singular vision, from the symbolic world of Byzantine icons and the humanistic values of the Renaissance to the nascent beginnings of conceptual practice. About the series Born back in 1985, the Basic Art Series has evolved into the best-selling art book collection ever published. Each book in TASCHEN's Basic Art series features: a detailed chronological summary of the life and oeuvre of the artist, covering his or her cultural and historical importance a concise biography approximately 100 illustrations with explanatory captions No library descriptions found. |
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My take-home impression of this artist is that he painted lots of sombre noblemen in black outfits with the obligatory white ruffles, and lots of even more sombre religious paintings in very sombre colours indeed. Even allowing for the deterioration of what might have once been brighter paint colours, El Greco seems depressing.
Which is why, when I saw this book at the library, I was quite taken aback by the portrait on the front cover of this book. 'Lady in a Fur Wrap' is quite unlike any of the other El Greco portraits I've seen, and — as it turns out — also unlike the ones in this book. The painting is discussed in the chapter 'Posthumous Fame in Spain' where there is discussion about the extent to which El Greco's son, Jorge Manuel Theotokopoulos (1578-1631) was responsible for finishing some of his father's paintings after his death in 1614. And hmm, it seems to me to be a bit cheeky to put 'Lady in a Fur Wrap' on the front cover of a book about El Greco, because...
So this painting on the front cover of a book about El Greco, probably wasn't his work at all! And from what I can see of her work at Wikipedia, she was a fine portraitist and if I ever get to go back to the Prado, I'm going to look out for the paintings that are now recognised as being painted by her.
Anyway...
This book is one of a series called Basic Art 2.0, and according to its blurb the series has evolved from its beginnings in 1985 with the title 'Picasso', to being the best-selling art book collection ever published. Listed at the back of this book there are 62 more titles representing artists from Bacon to Warhol, as well as 12 books on art genres from Abstract Impressionism to The Blaue Reiter (which was a movement of German Expressionists.) There are also 18 books about architecture, from Aalto to Zaha Hadid.
El Greco, a Prophet of Modernism measures about 26cm x 21cm and most of its 95 pages are full page, full colour reproductions of his art works. There are 9 chapters in which Scholz-Hänsel covers these self-explanatory topics:
There are three reasons why El Greco is the best-known foreign artist of his period, yet we know much less about him than many lesser Italian artists of the post-Renaissance era. Firstly, he made a long 'pilgrimage' through the Mediterranean before finally settling in Toledo in Spain in 1577. Secondly, it was not until the 17th century that Spanish writers on art emerged, and thirdly, until Goya, there was no Spanish school of engraving, so his works weren't reproduced as prints. Still, recent research has uncovered all kinds of useful documentation, which helps to fill out the picture. Nobody is quite certain which religion he practised, but he probably trained in icon painting in a 'hybrid' Byzantine school. He quickly gained a reputation as a master in this field, and he soon started to experiment beyond the traditional motifs. There are some stunning triptychs in this chapter, on view, apparently in Modena.
To read the rest of my review please visit https://anzlitlovers.com/2019/09/07/el-greco-by-michael-scholz-hansel-english-ed... ( )