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Portrait of Giulio Clovio El Greco, 1571
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Portrait of Giulio Clovio

El Greco · 1571

Why it's great

An old man in black holds a book of tiny paintings, looking out gently, with a shadowed face. El Greco painted Giulio Clovio in 1571, a master of miniature painting who was his friend.

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📍 Museo di CapodimonteNaples, Italy

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About the artist

El Greco

1541–1614 · born in Heraklion · died in Toledo

El Greco, whose name means The Greek, was born on the island of Crete in 1541 and moved to Spain, where he lived in Toledo. He painted long, twisting figures with flickering light and brilliant colors, quite unlike anyone else of his time. He died in 1614.

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