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Eastfield Library presents "El Greco of Toledo"

St. Martin and the Beggar, El Greco, ca. 1597. Photograph courtesy of National Gallery of Art. The unmistakable features of El Greco’s art were made possible by the riches funneled to Spain from the New World. This image is featured in El Greco of Toledo, a photo-panel exhibit organized by Humanities Texas, in collaboration with the Dallas Museum of Art. It is on display at Eastfield College’s Library.

(Mesquite, TX) – Eastfield College Library (L200) presents “El Greco of Toledo,” a Humanities Texas exhibit, January 14 – February 2.

This exhibit incorporates the beauty of El Greco’s art, the definitive portrait of Toledo, and the historical significance of the time period. Born in Crete but living and working in Spain, El Greco is the premier representative of the Spanish school of painting during the late sixteenth and early seventeen centuries. Traveling between Venice, Siena, Florence, Rome, and finally to Toledo, El Greco was most influenced by Tintoretto and Michelangelo. From his early training as an icon painter in Crete, he retained the spiritual characterization of icons in his later works.  Known for his elongated figures and odd mixtures of pigments, El Greco’s style is a strange marriage of Byzantine and Renaissance art with leanings towards Mannerism.

Based on the international exhibit with cooperation from the Dallas Museum of Art, the National Gallery of Art, the Toledo Museum of Art, and Humanities Texas, the photographic display demonstrates the compassion and respect evident by El Greco’s interpretation of religious subjects. A small but significant collection of photos and text, El Greco of Toledo will enlighten all audiences.

The project was made possible in part with a grant from Humanities Texas, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities and Eastfield College Student Programs & Resources. 

For more information, call 972-860-7168 or visit www.eastfieldcollege.edu. This event is free to attend.

Fall/ Spring Hours:
Monday – Thursday 7:30 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Friday                     7:30 a.m. –   4:30 p.m.
Saturday                 9:00 a.m. –   2:00 p.m.

Eastfield College, one of the seven Dallas County Community Colleges, is located at 3737 Motley Drive in Mesquite, just north of I-30.