7.3 El Greco, View and Plan of Toledo (c

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TitleView and Plan of Toledo

Creator nameGreco, El

Creator nationality/cultureGreek

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1610

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

LocationCasa del Greco, Toledo, Spain

Accession numberUnknown

SubjectsLandscape painting, GreekCities and towns--Pictorial worksSpain--Description and travel

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7. Conclusion

Richard L. Kagan

Urban Images of the Hispanic World: 1493–1793

To end we return — briefly — to Spain and the work of two artists encountered briefly in chapter one: the noted Flemish topographical artist, Anton van den Wyngaerde, and El Greco. Both are relevant here because their views of the Castilian city of Toledo speak directly to some of the broader issues this study has attempted to address, specifically, the...

Author

Richard L. Kagan

PublisherYale University Press

Related print edition pages: pp.199-205

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00278.007

Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-21938&redirecttoanchor=71673

Chapter subject tags:Greco, 1541?-1614Toledo (Spain)Cities and towns--Pictorial worksCartography

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