El Greco By elleskf Oct 1, 1539 El Greco's birth El Greco was born in Crete, Greece. Period: 1560 to 1570 the years in Venice Somewhere between 1560 and 1565, El Greco went to Venice to study. There he found himself under the tutelage of Titian, the greatest painter of the time. Apr 7, 1614 El Greco's death El Greco died in Toledo, Spain.
