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"el greco" was a nickname, a reference to his greek origin, and the artist normally signed his paintings with his full birth name in greek letters, δομήνικος θεοτοκόπουλος (doménikos theotokópoulos), often adding the word κρής (krēs, "cretan"). el greco was born in the kingdom of candia, which
his style with elements of mannerism and of the venetian renaissance taken from a number of great artists of the time, notably tintoretto . in , he moved to toledo, spain, where he lived and worked until his death. in toledo, el greco received several major commissions and produced his best-known paintings...
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