El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos)

  • 1541

    BIRTH

    BIRTH
    He was born in Hania,Crete.
  • 1560

    STUDIES

    STUDIES
    He studied Byzantine icon painting in Hania
  • 1567

    STUDIES CONTINUED

    STUDIES CONTINUED
    He moved to Venice and continued to study painting
  • 1577

    LIFE IN SPAIN

    LIFE IN SPAIN
    He moved in Toledo where he lived and worked until the end of his life
  • 1577

    WORK

    WORK
    He lived and worked in Rome from 1570-1577
  • DEATH

    He died at the age of 73