Art and the religious image in El Greco's Italy

Abstract

"Explores the early career of Domenikos Theotokopoulos, 'El Greco', in particular his engagement with Italian art around the time of his sojourn in Venice and Rome (1567-76). Examines the form, function, and conception of religious images in the second half of the sixteenth century"--Provided by publisher.

Contents

The divinity of painting -- The devotional image -- Synthesis as artistic ideal -- The theatrics of the counter-reformation narrative -- The artist as antiquarian in Christian Rome -- From icon to altarpiece.