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

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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.

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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.

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Pen Names: Theotocopuli, Dominico
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)
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