Now, in order to claim some knowledge of painting, Vitruviu… - El Greco

" "
Now, in order to claim some knowledge of painting, Vitruvius speaks of the consideration of the perfect human body and about how good sculptors and painters in order to make it give it a height of ten faces, and I say that according to them they have read and they say that this proportion is based on knowledge of measurement and that it happens that without it it is not possible to have proportion or consideration because those who are not cognizant of this do not count.

El Greco

Sources available for members. Sign up free to see where this quote comes from

English

Collect this quote

About El Greco

Doménikos Theotokópoulos (Greek language: Δομήνικος Θεοτοκόπουλος, 1541–7 April 1614), most widely known as El Greco (Spanish language for "The Greek"), was a painter, sculptor, and architect of the Spanish Renaissance. The nickname "El Greco" refers both to his Greek origin and Spanish citizenship. The artist normally signed his paintings with his full birth name in Greek alphabet: Δομήνικος Θεοτοκόπουλος (Doménikos Theotokópoulos), often adding the word Κρής (Krēs, "Cretan"). El Greco is regarded as a precursor of both Expressionism and Cubism.

Also Known As

Native Name: Δομήνικος Θεοτοκόπουλος

Alternative Names: Domingo Teotocópul • Domenico Teotocopulo • Domenico Theotokopoulos • Domingo Theotocópuli • Dominikos Greco • Le Grec • Domenico Teotopopuli • Doménikos Zeotokopoulos • Doménico Theotocópuli • Dominico Theotocopuli • Domenikos Theotocopoulos • Dominico, Griego Theotocópuli • Doménico Theotocopoulos • Domenico Theocópuli • Domenico Theotokopolis • Doménicos Theotocópuli • Domenico Theotocopolo • Domenicos Theotocopoulis • Domenico Theocopuli • El Dominico • Domingo de Theotocópuli • Domingo Greco • Domenico Theotokopoli • Domenico Theotoskopoli • Domenico Theocopoli • Domenico Theoscopoli • Doménikos Theotocópuli • Domenico Greco • Dom Thoepotuli • Domenicos Theotocopoulos • Dominico Theotocópuli • Domenico Theotocopopulos • Domenico Tehocopopuli • Doménicos Theotocópoulos • El Griego • Domenico Theotokopuli • Domenicos Theotokopoulos • Doménikos Zeotokópoulos • Domenico Theotocopulo • Domenico Theotocopouli • Domenico Theotorotoli • Domenico Teoscopoli • Domenico Theopoli • Domenikos Theotokopolous • Dominico Greco • Il Greco • Domenicos Theotokópoulos • Domenico Theotocopuly • Menegos Theotokopoulos • Domeniko Theotokopoulos • Dominico Greco Teotocópuli • Tehocopopuli • Teoscopoli • Teotocópuli • Domenico Greco Teotocópuli • Theocopoli • Theopoli • Theotocopoli • Doménico Theotocopoulis • Domenikos Theotocopoulis • Theotocópuli • Domenico Theotocópuli • Theotokopoli • Theotokopolis • Domingo Teotocopul • Domingo Theotocopuli • Domenikos Zeotokopoulos • Domenico Theotocopoulos • Domenicos Theotocopuli • Domingo de Theotocopuli • Domenikos Theotocopuli • Dominico Greco Teotocopuli • Teotocopuli • Domenico Greco Teotocopuli • Domenico Theotocopoulis • Theotocopuli • Grego scolare di Titiano • Greco Domenicos Theotocopuli • Domenikos Theotokopoulos • Doménikos Theotokópoulos • Domenico Theotocopuli • Δομήνικος Θεοτοκόπουλος (Doménikos Theotokópoulos)

All quotes from El Greco Similar Quotes by other Originators

Originators like El Greco:

Pierre-Auguste Renoir Eugène Delacroix Auguste Rodin Gustave Courbet Kenneth Clark

Additional quotes by El Greco

..he [= Michelangelo] was a good man, but he did not know how to paint.

I hold the imitation of colour to be the greatest difficulty of art.

If Vasari really knew the nature of the Greek style of which he speaks, he would deal with it differently in what he says. He compares it with Giotto, but what Giotto did is simple in comparison, because the Greek style is full of ingenious difficulties [= translation of Greek art historian Nicos Hadjinicolau] / full of deceptive difficulties. [= translation of Spanish art historians Xavier de Salas and Fernando María].

Now, in order to claim some knowledge of painting, Vitruvius speaks of the consideration of the perfect human body and about how good sculptors and p… - El Greco

About El Greco

Also Known As

Advanced Search Filters

Additional quotes by El Greco

Enhance Your Quote Experience