Museum of El Greco

The Museum of El Greco (aka El Greco Museum or Domenikos Theotokopoulos Museum^[1]) is located on the edge of the village of Fodele in Crete, west of the city of Heraklion. It celebrates the mannerist painter El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos, 1541–1614), who grew up in the village.

Overview

The museum is located around 1 km from the centre of Fodele opposite a chapel and contains copies of works by and documents associated with El Greco. The original building was in a ruinous state but was restored from 1982 onwards through a grant by the Greek Ministry of Culture. The museum opened to the public in 1998.^[2] The village of Fodele is claimed as the birthplace of El Greco, but this is disputed.^[3] The museum claims to be where El Greco was born.^[4]

The Historical Museum of Crete in Heraklion not far away includes two original works by El Greco, the only original works by the artist in Crete.

Gallery

Chapel opposite the museum.
Christ Carrying the Cross, 1602 painting by El Greco in the Prado, Madrid, copy in the El Greco Museum.^[5]

References

^ "Domenikos Theotokopoulos Museum — El Greco Museum". Crete-Kreta. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
^ "The Museum of Domenicos Theotokopoulos". www.psfodele.gr. Fodele, Greece. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
^ Kakissis, Joanna (March 6, 2005). "A Cretan village that was the painter's birthplace bridles at a nearby town's claim". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
^ "El Greco Museum". www.interkriti.org. Interkrit. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
^ El Greco Museum Domenikos Theotokopoulos: Copies of his paintings, Museum Domenikos Theotokopoulos, 2010

External links

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Museum website

El Greco

Paintings

Adoration of the Magi (c. 1565–1567)
Dormition of the Virgin (1565–1566)
Healing of the Man Born Blind
- Dresden, 1567
- Parma, c. 1573
Modena Triptych (1567–1569)
Baptism of Christ (1567–1569)
Last Supper (1568)
Flight into Egypt (1570)
Annunciation
- Prado, 1570
- Madrid, 1575–1576
- Illescas, 1600–1605
Purification of the Temple
- Washington, 1570
- Minneapolis, 1570
- New York, 1595–1600
- London, 1600
- Madrid, 1609
The Fable (1570–1575)
Entombment of Christ (1570–1576)
El Soplón (1571–1572)
Pietà (1571–1576)
Penitent Magdalene (1576–1578)
Saint Sebastian (1576–1579)
Santo Domingo el Antiguo Altarpiece (1577)
Saint Lawrence's Vision of the Madonna and Child (1577)
Adoration of the Holy Name of Jesus (1577–1579)
Assumption of the Virgin (1577–1579)
Disrobing of Christ (El Expolio) (1577–1579)
Holy Trinity (c. 1577–1579)
Saint Anthony of Padua (1580)
Christ Carrying the Cross
- New York, c. 1580
- Barcelona, 1590–1595
- Madrid, 1597–1600
The Martyrdom of Saint Maurice (1580–1582)
The Tears of Saint Peter
- Barnard Castle, 1580–1589
- Mexico City, 1587–1596
- Oslo, c. 1590
The Immaculate Conception with St John the Evangelist (c. 1585)
The Burial of the Count of Orgaz (1586)
Holy Family (1586–1588)
Holy Face of Jesus (1586–1595)
Saint Peter and Saint Paul
- Barcelona, 1587–1592
- Saint Petersburg, c. 1587–1592
Agony in the Garden
- London, 1590
- Andújar, 1597–1607
Christ on the Cross Adored by Two Donors (c. 1590)
The Penitent Saint Peter (c. 1590–1595)
Saint Louis (1592–1595)
Virgin Mary (Mater Dolorosa) (c. 1594–1604)
Holy Family (c. 1595)
Christ Taking Leave of his Mother (1595)
Saint Andrew and Saint Francis (1595–1598)
Adoration of the Shepherds
- Bucharest, 1596
- Madrid, 1612–1614
Doña María de Aragón Altarpiece (1596–1599)
View of Toledo (1596–1600)
Virgin Mary (1597)
Saint Martin and the Beggar (1597–1599)
The Virgin of Charity (1597–1603)
Allegory of the Camaldolese Order (c. 1597)
Saint John the Baptist (1597–1607)
Saint John the Evangelist and Saint Francis (c. 1600)
Saint Bernardino of Siena (1603)
Nativity (1603–1605)
Coronation of the Virgin (1603–1605)
Marriage of the Virgin (1603–1607)
Saint John the Evangelist (c. 1605)
The Apparition of the Virgin to St. Hyacinth (c. 1605–1610)
The Immaculate Conception (1607–1613)
Saint Peter (1608)
View and Plan of Toledo (1608)
Concert of Angels (1608)
The Saviour (1608–1614)
Saint Thomas the Apostle (1608–1614)
Opening of the Fifth Seal (1608–1614)
Saint Jerome (1609)
Saint Ildefonsus (1609)
Saint Francis and Brother Leo (1609)
Saint James the Great (1610)
Saint Luke (1610–1614)
Laocoön (1610–1614)
Saint Paul (1610–1614)
Saint Sebastian (1610–1614)
Julián Romero and Saint Julian (1612–1614)