El Greco was a painter in the Spanish Renaissance. Some of the works he painted are: View of Toledo, Opening of the Fifth Seal and Laocoon.
Laocoon
Opening of the Fifth Seal
View of Toledo
Some of his MANY patrons are: Diego de Castilla, Domingo el Antigua, Colegio de Dona Maria de Aragon. Churches and Monasteries.
The Holy Trinity
Created in 1577, this piece has significance as it is a moving piece of religious art. For the time, it had very intense and unusual colors. The style was very unique and has brilliant emotions on all of the figures. It is also notable as Christ's right arm in the painting is resting on Michelangelo's statue of Lorenzo D’’Medici. The piece is a great example of Idealism. The painting stresses the eternal story of Jesus Christ and depicts the simple answer Christianity gives to life. I know this because of the strong religious presence and serious subject of this piece. The piece focuses heavily on ideology. I find this interesting because this seems to be one of El Greco’s most popular pieces, this intrigued me as it looked very generic and ordinary at first glance. Today the piece can be found in Museo del Prado in Madrid, Spain.