{"id":116,"date":"2021-10-11T18:36:26","date_gmt":"2021-10-11T18:36:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/?p=116"},"modified":"2021-10-11T18:54:41","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T18:54:41","slug":"el-greco-blog-post-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/2021\/10\/11\/el-greco-blog-post-2\/","title":{"rendered":"El Greco- Blog Post #2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"596\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/10\/El_Expolio_por_El_Greco-596x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"135\" class=\"wp-image-135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/10\/El_Expolio_por_El_Greco-596x1024.jpg 596w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/10\/El_Expolio_por_El_Greco-175x300.jpg 175w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/10\/El_Expolio_por_El_Greco-56x96.jpg 56w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/10\/El_Expolio_por_El_Greco.jpg 745w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 596px) 100vw, 596px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>El Expolio<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Dom\u00eanikos Theorok\u00f3poukos, also known as &#8220;El Greco&#8221; is one of the main artists in the sixteenth century. He was born in 1541 in Creta (Greece), however, he lived for years in Spain, and he died in 1614 in Toledo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">His works are characterized by using a dark and pale palette, although sometimes he highlights relevant elements with more vibrant colors. For example, Jesus with his bright red clothing in the painting entitled &#8220;El Expolio&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">El Greco painted pieces on religious themes, however, he also painted portraits, self-portraits, and some landscapes. He did not give so much importance to backgrounds, that is why he usually painted a dark background in portraits. However, what he did give importance to was light. He was interested in exploring different lighting effects. With this high light contrast, he intended to represent divinity and spirituality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">When I look at paintings like &#8220;The Burial of the Count of Orgaz&#8221;, I find it admirable to be able to compose such complex structures, as it is not an easy task to achieve a balanced composition\u00a0having\u00a0so many elements and situations happening simultaneously. Additionally, I like the particular elongated anatomy of his figures, I feel that this makes his paintings look unique.<br><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/10\/El_entierro_del_senor_de_Orgaz_-_El_Greco-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"128\" class=\"wp-image-128\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/10\/El_entierro_del_senor_de_Orgaz_-_El_Greco-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/10\/El_entierro_del_senor_de_Orgaz_-_El_Greco-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/10\/El_entierro_del_senor_de_Orgaz_-_El_Greco-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/10\/El_entierro_del_senor_de_Orgaz_-_El_Greco-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/10\/El_entierro_del_senor_de_Orgaz_-_El_Greco-72x96.jpg 72w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/10\/El_entierro_del_senor_de_Orgaz_-_El_Greco-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">T<em>he Burial of the Count of Orgaz<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"722\" src=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/10\/Greco-4-muchacho-encendiendo-una-candela.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"120\" class=\"wp-image-120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/10\/Greco-4-muchacho-encendiendo-una-candela.jpg 624w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/10\/Greco-4-muchacho-encendiendo-una-candela-259x300.jpg 259w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/10\/Greco-4-muchacho-encendiendo-una-candela-83x96.jpg 83w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>El Sopl\u00f3n<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"906\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/10\/View_of_Toledo_MET_DP349564-1-906x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"139\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/10\/View_of_Toledo_MET_DP349564-1-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/2021\/10\/11\/el-greco-blog-post-2\/view_of_toledo_met_dp349564-1\/\" class=\"wp-image-139\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/10\/View_of_Toledo_MET_DP349564-1-906x1024.jpg 906w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/10\/View_of_Toledo_MET_DP349564-1-265x300.jpg 265w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/10\/View_of_Toledo_MET_DP349564-1-768x868.jpg 768w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/10\/View_of_Toledo_MET_DP349564-1-1359x1536.jpg 1359w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/10\/View_of_Toledo_MET_DP349564-1-1812x2048.jpg 1812w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/10\/View_of_Toledo_MET_DP349564-1-85x96.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>View of Toledo<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"903\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/10\/Greco-3-vision-del-apocalipsis-903x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"117\" class=\"wp-image-117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/10\/Greco-3-vision-del-apocalipsis-903x1024.jpg 903w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/10\/Greco-3-vision-del-apocalipsis-265x300.jpg 265w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/10\/Greco-3-vision-del-apocalipsis-768x871.jpg 768w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/10\/Greco-3-vision-del-apocalipsis-85x96.jpg 85w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13303\/2021\/10\/Greco-3-vision-del-apocalipsis.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Opening of the Fifth Seal<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>References<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Wethey, H. E. (2021, April 3).&nbsp;<em>El Greco<\/em>.&nbsp;<em>Encyclopedia Britannica<\/em>. https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/El-Greco<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Sobr\u00f3n, I. (2018, February 9).&nbsp;<em>Explica las caracter\u00edsticas&nbsp;de la pintura de El&nbsp;Greco a trav\u00e9s&nbsp;de sus obras m\u00e1s representativas<\/em>.&nbsp;<em>Slideshare<\/em>. https:\/\/es.slideshare.net\/ignaciosobron\/explica-las-caractersticasde-la-pintura-de-elgreco-a-travsde-sus-obras-ms-representativas<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Lasso, S (2019, November 01).&nbsp;<em>El Greco: Pintor del siglo XVI<\/em>.&nbsp;<em>About espa\u00f1ol<\/em>. https:\/\/www.aboutespanol.com\/el-greco-3954367<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dom\u00eanikos Theorok\u00f3poukos, also known as &#8220;El Greco&#8221; is one of the main artists in the sixteenth century. He was born in 1541 in Creta (Greece), however, he lived for years in Spain, and he died in 1614 in Toledo. His works are characterized by using a dark and pale palette, although sometimes he highlights relevant &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/2021\/10\/11\/el-greco-blog-post-2\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;El Greco- Blog Post #2&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13180,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-116","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-3"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13180"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=116"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":142,"href":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116\/revisions\/142"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=116"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=116"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/sofiaizquierdo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=116"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}