tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018518028836674066.post8531151645910762015..comments2024-02-27T16:30:55.317-08:00Comments on Ruminations on Art and Life: About Domenicos Theotocopoulos...R-Atencio Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12903093020241117220noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018518028836674066.post-12522389882305953692010-05-12T10:43:50.252-07:002010-05-12T10:43:50.252-07:00I enjoyed your blog on El Greco. I loved the paint...I enjoyed your blog on El Greco. I loved the paintings - especially St. Dom in prayer - definitely surrealistic. JackieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018518028836674066.post-70810074874047763822010-05-05T13:54:58.437-07:002010-05-05T13:54:58.437-07:00Hi SZ,
I'm with the Spaniards - I can imagine...Hi SZ,<br /><br />I'm with the Spaniards - I can imagine that any non-Greeks would have trouble with his name. Much easier to call him El Greco although he signed his art with his full Greek name.<br /><br />RAR-Atenciohttp://www.r-atencio.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018518028836674066.post-6510564259401388022010-05-05T13:02:37.288-07:002010-05-05T13:02:37.288-07:00Being somewhat of a rebel in the art world of the ...Being somewhat of a rebel in the art world of the time I can imagine his work was not properly appreciated. His strange elongated figures with the sorrowful faces seem a bit creepy to me.The Spaniards problably could neither spell nor pronounce his Greek name, hence "The Greek".<br /><br />SZAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018518028836674066.post-11904562634511283222010-05-05T07:27:44.647-07:002010-05-05T07:27:44.647-07:00I've been a fan of El Greco since I first saw ...I've been a fan of El Greco since I first saw his painting of Christ on the cross. Never thought about surrealism and El Greco. Interesting. Welcome back. Bet you're missing the warm weather. JenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com