... the same time he continued his religious paintings: worth remembering are the "Pesaro altar-piece" (1519-26) in the Frari Church, Venice, the "Averoldi Polyptych" (1520-22) in the Church of St. Nazarius and St. Celsus in Brescia, and the "Presentation of Mary at the Temple" (1526) at the Accademia in Venice. Titian concentrated more and more on tone and light, as can be seen especially ... ", "Carlo V at the battle of Muhlburg" and "Filippo II" (1548) at the Prado in Madrid. The mythological theme became extremely refined and even affected in the splendid "Danae" (1553-54) at the Prado. ...

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... speculate that Domenikos" art was mostly influenced by the late Byzantine style, popular in Crete at the time. This variety of painting is present in his later artwork, which suggests that Domenikos" classical tastes developed in his youth. In 1566, Domenikos moved to Venice where he lived for 4 years. It was here in Italy where he became known as El Greco, or "the Greek," due to ... period is the Purification of the Temple, which is now displayed at the Minneapolis institute of Arts. In addition, his magnificent gifts as a portraitist first appeared in a portrait of Giulio Clovio in It...

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