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El Greco or Dominicos Theotokopoulos was born in Crete, Greece in 1541.
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He studied Byzantine icon painting in Hania.
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In 1567 he moved to Venice where he continued studying painting.
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In 1570 he moved to Rome where he worked until 1577.
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In 1577 he moved to Spain where he lived and worked until the end of his life.
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He died in Toledo, Spain in 1614 at the age of 73.
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