Nasher exhibit makes Time's Top 10 list Dec 12, 2008
DURHAM -- The El Greco exhibit by Duke University's Nasher Museum of Art claimed the No. 3 spot on Time Magazine's 2008 Top 10 list of museum exhibits, much to the pride of museum staffers. . (Herald Sun)
Pablo Picasso's Blue Period Nov 19, 2008
One can see influences of Picasso s fellow Spaniards and great master artists El Greco and Goya, but the works also show a newly emerging talent using tragedy to forge his own style. Lapin Agile. (Suite101.com)
How to Raise $500 Million Nov 9, 2008
Any interest in a sneak peek at the "El Greco" show. Why not, you think. (Boston Globe)
Retired professor seeks money from Germany over Nazi-seized art Nov 7, 2008
NASHVILLE - An 82-year-old Holocaust survivor and his family are suing the German government over an extensive art collection, including paintings by El Greco and Peter Paul Rubens, seized by the Nazis and sold at auction during World War II. ... Among the items were an El Greco that Adolf Hitler wanted for his personal collection. (Boston Globe)
Families flock to El Greco exhibit Nov 3, 2008
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Nasher curator will be knighted Oct 30, 2008
DURHAM -- The Spanish ambassador to the U.S. will bestow knighthood upon Sarah Schroth, the Nancy Hanks Senior Curator of the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, for her work on the current exhibition of Spanish art, "El Greco to Velzquez: Art during the Reign of Philip III.". . (Herald Sun)
In a faceoff, the Masters trump Picasso Oct 28, 2008
The Grand Palais, never mind the accompanying displays at Orsay (Picasso and Manet) and the Louvre (Picasso and Delacroix), trumps those events, gathering together hundreds of Picassos along with far-flung trophies that inspired or ostensibly inspired him: pictures by Cranach and Titian, Poussin and Ribera, Chardin and Zurburan, El Greco and Courbet, Degas and le Douanier Rousseau. The list goes on. (International Herald Tribune)
An over-the-top Picasso blockbuster gets in the way of the art Oct 28, 2008
The Grand Palais, never mind the accompanying displays at Orsay (Picasso and Manet) and the Louvre (Picasso and Delacroix), gathers together hundreds of Picassos along with far-flung trophies that inspired or ostensibly inspired him: pictures by Cranach and Titian, Poussin and Ribera, Chardin and Zurburan, El Greco and Courbet, Degas and le Douanier Rousseau. Multimedia. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Art Galleries of Madrid Oct 14, 2008
El Greco, Velazquez, Goya are all represented as are Flemish masters like Van der Weyden, Hemling and Rubens as well as painters of the Italian Renaissance such as Raphael, Botticelli and Fra Angelico. Among the masterpieces one should not miss seeing in the Prado are Velazquez' Las Meninas and Surrender at Breda, Goya's Majas (both the Naked and Clothed versions) and Tres de Maio (Third of May), Memling's Adoration of the Magi, Rubens' The Three Graces and Almedina's beautiful portrait of Santa... (Suite101.com)
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Artists include an impressive roster of 15th-, 16th-, and 17th-century masters: Botticelli, Jan van Eyck, Durer, Piero della Francesca, El Greco, Holbein, Raphael, and Titian. Paseo del Prado, 011-34-91-330-28-00, museodelprado. (Boston Globe)
Meadows Museum Presents Jack Kilby: The Eye of Genius - Photographs by the Inventor of the Microchip, July 12 - September 21, 2008 Jul 4, 2008
It includes masterpieces by some of the world's greatest painters: El Greco, Velazquez, Ribera, Murillo, Goya, Miro and Picasso. The museum is located at 5900 Bishop Blvd. on the campus of SMU, three blocks west of the DART light rail Mockingbird Station. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Bridget Riley retrospective opens in Paris Jun 20, 2008
She has written on artists from Poussin to Bruce Nauman and curated an artist's choice show at the National Gallery in London, choosing large figure paintings by Titian, Veronese, El Greco, Rubens, Poussin and C. zanne: "To give your work more than a personal validity you need the support of a more objective framework. Where can one find this if not in the past?" she asked in the catalogue of her Pace-Wildenstein show in New York last winter. (International Herald Tribune)
Subjects of Spanish Paintings Jun 15, 2008
By Artists El Greco and Velazquez of the 16th and 17th Centuries ... Q. What is the central angel in El Greco s Burial of Count Orgaz (1586-1588) doing ... This by Spanish master El Greco is clearly divided into two zones: the heavenly above and the earthly below. (Suite101.com)
Diverse weekend in world of sports Jun 9, 2008
The artifact carries the reverence of an El Greco. Or, you can just go to a game at Fenway Park. (USA Today -- Sports)
Actor, director Mel Ferrer dies Jun 4, 2008
His films included "Rancho Notorious," "Scaramouche," "Knights of the Round Table" (as King Arthur), "Born to Be Bad," "The Longest Day," "The Fall of the Roman Empire," "The Sun Also Rises," and "El Greco," which was made in Spain with Ferrer as co-producer and actor in the title role. In all, he appeared in more than 100 films and made-for-television movies, directed nine films and produced nine more. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
SCOTT A. TARAS | SPECIAL TO THE GREEN VALLEY NEWSA mural on the Mexican side of the border greets visitors on their trip to Sonora. May 18, 2008
El Greco, also offering a variety of dishes, is upstairs on busy Calle Obregon with views of the bustling shoppers and traffic. Besides the merchants trying to get you to come inside and take a look, there are also beggars, often women sitting on the sidewalk with children nearby. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Renaissance Artist Nicknames May 15, 2008
These Painters Are Better Known by What Names. European artists in 14th to 16th centuries have celebrated shortened names more famous than their given names. (Suite101.com)
See what Needham loved so much about China May 8, 2008
One of these was Toledo, painted with such bravura by El Greco. Of. (USA Today -- Life)
El Greco to Velzquez May 2, 2008
El Greco to Velzquez': Realism meets mysticism in 17th-century Spanish art - International Herald Tribune ... El Greco to Velzquez': Realism meets mysticism in 17th-century Spanish art ... That hair-raising convergence of the mystical and the mundane runs irregularly but potently through "El Greco to Velzquez: Art During the Reign of Philip III," a rich, uneven stew of an exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
El Greco to Velzquez: An Overview Apr 22, 2008
El Greco to Velzquez: An Overview: Art During the Reign of Philip III at Museum of Fine Arts, Boston ... El Greco to Velzquez: An Overview ... El Greco to Velzquez: An Overview. (Suite101.com)
The reign of Spain Apr 21, 2008
Bringing together work from around the world, incorporating familiar masters as well as lesser known artists, the exhibit "El Greco to Velazquez" at the Museum of Fine Arts establishes a clearer picture of the period of Philip III's rule of Spain between 1598 and 1621. Included in the exhibit are such masterpieces as El Greco's stunning Baroque landscape "View of Toledo" (detail above) and Velazquez's realist portraiture "Luis de G ngora y Argote." In conjunction with "Spanish Spring" the... (Boston Globe)
'El Greco to Velazquez' opens today at the MFA Apr 20, 2008
El Greco to Velazquez' opens today at the MFA - The Boston Globe ... The aim: readying the painting for "El Greco to Velazquez: Art During the Reign of Philip III," a major show that opens today at the MFA. What was once dulled by dirt now pops, from the brilliant blue velvet of Mary's baby blanket to the airy, loosely-painted feathers on one man's headdress ... "El Greco to Velazquez" includes 61 paintings, 58 small objects, and three sculptures. (Boston Globe)
'El Greco to Velazquez' uses masters to frame unsung artists Apr 20, 2008
El Greco to Velazquez' uses masters to frame unsung artists - The Boston Globe ... The MFA showcases one king's era in the powerful exhibit 'El Greco to Velazquez ... In Spanish art history, the time of Philip III's reign has also been largely ignored - written off as the period between El Greco (the Greek-born Domenikos Theotokopoulos) and Diego Velazquez, two pivotal masters of Spanish painting. (Boston Globe)
A slow, steady hand Apr 6, 2008
The artist says he agreed to the MFA show in part because it will run alongside the museum's blockbuster "El Greco to Vel zquez: Art during the Reign of Philip III," which features works from Madrid's Prado Museum. Not only does L pez Garc a love many of the artists in the MFA show, he serves as a trustee of the Prado. (Boston Globe)
IlanaRaviv Receives Women of the Year Award Mar 17, 2008
"The work emanates from itself with a strong presence. Each line dictates another and each shape creates a new shape. It is built on the anatomy of art and not on the anatomy of the subject. These elements are derived from the works of maestros like Titian, Veronese, El Greco, Frans Hals, Velasques, Cezanne, Picasso, Matisse, De Kooning, as well as contemporary American artist Knox Martin. "The essence of the work revolves around discovery itself and not on illustration or description. It is art... (AbsoluteArts.com)
Catholic Scientists Mar 9, 2008
El Greco, the artist who created many religious paintings and sculptures, was devout Catholic and both loved and was loved by the church. Another Catholic artist who produced many religious works was RaphaelYou may also want to read about. (Suite101.com)
What's new in Iberia and Morocco Feb 24, 2008
Toledo's El Greco Museum will likely be closed for renovation through 2008, but its 20 El Greco paintings will be on display at the nearby Victorio Macho Museum. Toledo's Alcazar -- the fortress that evokes so much Civil War history emotion among Spaniards -- will hold Spain's National Military Museum when it reopens, hopefully in 2008. (CNN -- International)
Red Barn Studio offers glimpse into the mind of an artist Feb 3, 2008
Raymer's work heavily incorporates themes from Greek mythology, Catholicism, folk art and his love of classic circus, and reflects his admiration of artists like El Greco, Picasso, Czanne and Salvador Dali. In what can best be described as an organized clutter, the museum is filled with paintings, prints, ceramics, woodcarvings, metal work, jewelry, stitcheries, non-functional furniture, sketches, masks and antique toys he made for Ramona, his wife leaving members of the Raymer Society for the... (McPherson Sentinel, KS)
St. Fabiola: An art exhibit reminds a Cuban exile how she learned to appreciate her name. Feb 2, 2008
St. Fabiola: An art exhibit reminds a Cuban exile how she learned to appreciate her name. - 02/02/2008 - MiamiHerald. (The Miami Herald)
St Maurice of the Theban Legion Jan 23, 2008
His memory is maintained by several well know works pf art including Martyrdom of St. Maurice and His Legions by El Greco. There are two purported swords attributed to St. Maurice. (Suite101.com)
Landau: Second Letter from Europe Dec 30, 2007
The group glimpses great paintings on the way to the Goya or El Greco section in Madrids Prado Museum ... I marveled at the efficiency of a tape recorded art history lecture I received in the Santo Tom Church in Toledo where one can view El Grecos 1586 masterpiece, The Burial of the Count of Orgaz ... El Greco actually painted the mural to fit a wall in the church, I learned from headphones that played the taped lecture. (Zmag.org)
In Which World Gallery Nov 12, 2007
Cardinal Fernando Nio de Guevara by El Greco. (c. (Suite101.com)
New extension opening at El Prado museum in Madrid Oct 30, 2007
One of the world's finest art collections has finally got the kind of clean, modern space that old masters such as Goya, Velazquez and El Greco deserve. Madrid's El Prado museum opens a new extension this week which adds 50 percent more space and more natural light, after a decade of ambitious building work that included a much-needed renovation of the existing galleries. (International Herald Tribune)
Adios, Franco! Oct 21, 2007
In addition to the overall impressions, the highlights of a trip to Madrid are its trio of world-important museums: the newly expanded Prado (with its rooms of Velasquez, Goya and El Greco); the modern Centro de Arte Reina Sofa (with Picasso's "Guernica"); and the classic collection of the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza. Your knowledge of art history is not complete until you have visited all three and have stood transfixed by paintings acknowledged to be among the greatest of all time. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Fort Worth, Texas Oct 18, 2007
His exquisite collection of European art Rembrandt, Velasquez, Titian, El Greco et al -- is housed in a Renaissance-style building designed by Louis Kahn. Across the lawn at the Amon Carter Museum designed to resemble an American Indian lodge the accent is on American art, with such important works as The Hunter s Return by Thomas Cole, Georgia O Keeffe s abstract landscapes and Winslow Homer s watercolors. (Suite101.com)
Moscow DiaryJames Rodgers is dazzled by tsarist glitter in St Petersburg Oct 10, 2007
"Sometimes our compatriots become our sponsors," Mr Faibisovich noted, before removing some packaging to reveal a work by the Spanish painter El Greco. Even for all their legendary excess - wild parties in expensive ski resorts, paying top stars for private concerts - the oligarchs are not yet in the same league as the aristocracy once were. (BBC News -- Europe)
Spanish Candy Sep 28, 2007
It boasts a number of superb El Greco paintings as well as the artist s tomb but the friendly nuns also sell excellent marzipan at reasonable prices. There s usually a fat nun and a thin nun on duty together. (Suite101.com)
Painter's multiple styles kept him from becoming a singular sensation Aug 19, 2007
Painted in lunar shades of blue-green and deep purple in a style reminiscent of Dickinson's hero El Greco, "The Fossil Hunters" depicts heavy drapery parted to reveal a man and a woman lying head to head in sleep or death in a stony ditch. A plaster death mask, a grinding wheel, and the glimpse of a ghostly woman in the lower part of the picture compound the mystery. (Boston Globe -- Living)
UCCHS students share adventures in Spain Aug 1, 2007
The students' adventures began in Madrid with a tour of the prestigious art museum, Del Prado, where they viewed the great works of Velazquez, Goya, El Greco and Picasso. Later they visited the royal palace, deemed the most elegant in all of Europe. (Winchester News-Gazette, IN)
The greatest show on earth? The height of haute couture Jul 6, 2007
The bucolic beauty of Watteau and Fragonard was very much in evidence as was the more majestic glamour of the leading ladies of Goya, El Greco and Vel;zquez. To fully appreciate the excess of haute couture, it is worth noting that one delicate, floor-sweeping gown in particular, appliqu;d with water lilies and inspired by Monet, required 70 metres of satin, organza and tulle and no less than 230 hours to make. (Independent)
Maltz Museum Admission Free for Final Weeks of Masterpieces of European Painting Jun 14, 2007
Anonymous Donors Give Generous Gift to Community BEACHWOOD, Ohio, June 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Are you free in the next few weeks to see Rembrandt, Rubens, Caravaggio, El Greco and others as you've never seen them before. They're yours to see, and all for free, in the final weeks of the Special Exhibition, Masterpieces of European Painting from the Cleveland Museum of Art. (PR Newswire)
Live! Rude! Girl! Jun 10, 2007
So it goes with "Women in Art." Thanks to Eggman's talent for balance and composition, we witness a dance between da Vinci's Mona Lisa, Botticelli's Venus, Klimt's golden goddesses, Manet's luminous ladies and the muses of El Greco, Renoir, Matisse, Raphael, Titian. All the while, Bach's Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: IV Sarabande (thanks, CourtneyKAT. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Barnes Museum Moves Downtown Jun 7, 2007
There is also work from Charles Demuth, William Glackens, Maurice and Charles Prendergrast, El Greco, Peter Paul Rubens, and Titian. He was also one of the first Americans to collect and pay attention to African art. (Suite101.com)
CBS 2 At The Met: The Lehman Collection Jun 4, 2007
"Visitors will also see el Greco's "Saint Jerome As Scholar" from 1610. It's usually in a period room upstairs. Kanter explained, "It has a permanent home over the fireplace. People don't usually remember the collection for our 17th century paintings, but paintings like the el Greco are among the finest in world, and only rarely has it been lent out of that room upstairs so again now is an usual opportunity to see it in a different light. (CBS New York, NY)
don't miss: salvador dali museum May 11, 2007
The museum is currently presenting "Dali and the Spanish Baroque," an exhibition showcasing paintings by 17th century masters of Spanish court painting alongside a large selection of works by Dali, illustrating the influence of artists such as Diego de Velazquez, Francisco de Zurbaran, El Greco, Bartolome Murillo and Juan Sanchez Cotan on Dali, and by extension, on the history of modern art. WHEN: 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday-Wednesday and Saturday; 8:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Thursday; 9:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m.... (Orlando Sentinel -- Entertainment)
Museum in Spain unveils $202m modernist annex Apr 1, 2007
The sober addition completes the first phase of the planned expansion of the Prado, which is considered to have the world's richest store of pre-20th-century masters, including Velazquez, Rubens, El Greco, and Goya. Moneo gave journalists a guided tour of the complex before Culture Minister Carmen Calvo formally declared the construction work finished. (Boston Globe)
Prado Museum Unveils Spacious Extension Apr 1, 2007
The sober addition completes the first phase of the planned expansion of the Prado, which is considered to have the world's richest store of pre-20th-century masters, including Velazquez, Rubens, El Greco and Goya. Moneo gave journalists a guided tour of the complex before Culture Minister Carmen Calvo formally declared construction work finished. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Welcoming home fine old friends Mar 30, 2007
Eighteen treasures from the CMA s extensive collection of fine European paintings, including works by Rembrandt, El Greco, Rubens and Turner, will be on view now until July 8. Masterpieces of European Painting brings together some of the finest paintings from CMA s permanent collection. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Spanish success at the Guggenheim Feb 22, 2007
Filling all six levels of the spiraling Guggenheim Museum, "Spanish Painting from El Greco to Picasso: Time, Truth and History" takes the viewer on a breathtaking journey through five centuries of Spanish art ... Spanish painting, once defined as the period from El Greco to Francisco de Goya, has expanded to include the 20th century avant-garde movement and extends through Juan Gris, Joan Miro, Salvador Dali and Pablo Picasso ... As emphasized in the pamphlet that accompanies the exhibition, in... (The Daily Princetonian, NJ)
Spains Top Ten Sights Feb 15, 2007
Mudejar (Moorish), Gothic and Renaissance architecture mingle and blend into a city that El Greco captured in one of his most famous paintings. The Gothic cathedral is splendid, its interior richly decorated, and a pair of synagogues are ornate in the Moorish style. (Suite101.com)
Museum for African Art to get new NY home Feb 9, 2007
From El Greco to Picasso On view through March 28. www. (Yahoo News -- Art and Museums)
6 great museums in Sunshine State Jan 19, 2007
He willed his estate and museum to the state, along with an endowment for new purchases, and the collection has grown to more than 10,000 objects, including an impressive Spanish gallery with paintings by El Greco and Vel;zquez. A new wing opening last February. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
