El Greco (Domenicos Theotocopoulos)Idlehurst, 1951 - 126 pages An account of the life and work of late sixteenth-early seventeenth century Greek artist El Greco, discussing his unique style, and including forty full-page reproductions of his paintings, each with an individual commentary. |
Contents
Annunciation detail GALLERY OF WILDENSTEIN CO NEW YORK Cover | 11 |
Assumption of the Virgin Opposite page | 32 |
St Jerome as a Cardinal | 46 |
Copyright | |
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