Early works like the recently discovered Dormition of the Virgin show the influence of Byzantine icon painting.
Early works like the recently discovered Dormition of the Virgin show the influence of Byzantine icon painting. Kicked out of Titian's workshop in less than 10 days because he was too talented for Titian's comfort, he excelled as a portraitist, as seen in his painting Felix Paravicino. Known for a characteristic style representing figures as elongated, flame-like forms utilizing eerie bluish colors, he created a series of famed altarpieces, including El Espolio and The Burial of Count Orgaz. FTP, who was this artist who painted his adopted home in View of Toledo, known by a name indicating his Cretan origins.
Early works like the recently discovered Dormition of the Virgin show the influence of Byzantine icon painting.
El Greco or Domenikos Theotocopoulos Cretan