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Hey, you've seen a few El Greco paintings haven't you... Well then, I have a favour to ask of you.
In the mannerist style of painting such as the paintings of El Greco, people are depicted in elongated forms. But there is apparently an El Greco painting where this is not the case. Go ask at the town.
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Landscapes Map The View of Toledo1.
Seville - Talk to Craftsman x2
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Naples - Talk to Craftsman
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Naples Gesualdo Estate - Talk to Gesualdo
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Naples Palace Office - Talk to King Federico
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Gesualdo Estate - Use
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The Crucifixion of Christ Landscapes Map In a different style
Who is Greco?
You know that El Greco is from Greece, right? he studied the styles of Byzantium in Greece, then went to Italy to study Michelangelo, Tiziano, and the basics of Mannerism. However, he ran into a lot of trouble, and went to Spain.
Created during stay in Italy
The pictures you was, like "View of Toledo" and "The Crucifixion of Christ", were painted during his stay in Spain. The elongated human form, his signature characteristic, is depicted well in those pieces. Non-elongated paintings must have been drawn in Italy. Perhaps you can ask around in Naples.
It looks like a Greco
I got a glimpse of a picture getting carried into Mr. Gesualdo's place. It's a picture of a child lighting a candle. The use of light and shadow seemed very Greco, but the human form wasn't stretched out, so maybe it wasn't Greco... maybe you should ask Mr. Gesualdo.
It might be copying Greco
I don't know where this picture came from either. Now that you mention it, the expression of light does seem like the work of El Greco... Perhaps it is an imitation of El Greco's style. This picture was given to me by King Federico. Pergaps he knows where it came from
Greco did not get on well with art dealers
The painting I gave Gesualdo? Yes, I remember. I bought it from an art dealer, and he said that he didn't want to deal with El Greco ever again. They say El Greco ran into trouble with art dealers often, because he was very demanding about compemsation. The painting is surely a work by El Greco.
Early work of El Greco
Apparently, there's an El Greco portrait that does not depict people in an elongated fashion. it's a common characteristic of the Mannerist style, which El Greco is known for, to portray people using such proportions. So it would be an extremly valuable work if he departed from that. Why don't you see if they'll show you the painting at Gesualdo's mansion?
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- Boy Lighting a Candle ★★★★ (Work of art) Exp:720 Fame:295
By El Greco. A famous picture depicting the peaceful, calm expression of a boy lighting a candle and capturing the moment the flame takes. This was painted before El Greco went to Spain, and so we don't see his characteristic use of subject enlargement.