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The Holy Trinity - 1577-157989

Photos of El Greco & Goya paintings in the Prado Museum + other Artists

  Domenikos Theotokopoulos became well known world-wide as El Greco - The Greek. His magnificent works of art along with other masters such as Velazquez, Goya and many others can be found...

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Renaissance Paintings

In this survey, I will present a dozen paintings that are among my favorites of those created by European artists during the five hundred year period preceding the emergence of Impressionism. In my previous...

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The Tagus River forms a natural moat around much of Toledo.89

Spain - Toledo - Pictures - World Heritage Site

Historic and beautiful Toledo... In July of 1992, my husband and I decided to take a one day tour of Toledo out of Madrid, Spain where we were vacationing. Pictures of our tour accompany this article so...

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EL GRECO (1541- 1614 ) EVEN THOUGH HE WORKED AND LIVED IN TOLEDO, SPAIN, SINCE 1577 UNTIL HIS DEATH, HE WAS OF GREEK ORIGIN. HIS REAL NAME WAS DOMENIKOS THEOTOKOPULOS AND HE WAS BORN IN CRETE, WHICH AT...

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Crete, The Largest of the Greek Islands

Crete is the largest of the Greek Islands and really has something for everyone. As always it is imperative that you choose your holiday resort well and consider the best time to visit. The East of...

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