Museum of El Greco

Biographical museum in Greece

This article is about the museum in Fodele, Greece and is not to be confused with the El Greco Museum, Toledo, a museum in Toledo, Spain.

View of the museum entrance. Bust of El Greco outside the museum.

The Museum of El Greco (aka El Greco Museum or Domenikos Theotokopoulos Museum[1]) is located on the edge of the village of Fodele in Crete, Greece, west of the city of Heraklion. It celebrates the mannerist painter El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos, 1541–1614), who grew up in the village.

## Overview

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The museum is located around 1 km from the centre of Fodele opposite a chapel and contains copies of works by and documents associated with El Greco. The original building was in a ruinous state but was restored from 1982 onwards through a grant by the Greek Ministry of Culture. The museum opened to the public in 1998.[2] The village of Fodele is claimed as the birthplace of El Greco, but this is disputed.[3] The museum claims to be where El Greco was born.[4]

The Historical Museum of Crete in Heraklion not far away includes two original works by El Greco, the only original works by the artist in Crete.

## Gallery

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* Chapel opposite the museum.

* Christ Carrying the Cross, 1602 painting by El Greco in the Prado, Madrid, copy in the El Greco Museum.[5]

## See also

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* El Greco Museum, Toledo, Spain (where El Greco worked later)
* List of single-artist museums

## References

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1. ^ "Domenikos Theotokopoulos Museum — El Greco Museum". Crete-Kreta. Archived from the original on December 19, 2008. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
2. ^ "The Museum of Domenicos Theotokopoulos". www.psfodele.gr. Fodele, Greece. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
3. ^ Kakissis, Joanna (March 6, 2005). "A Cretan village that was the painter's birthplace bridles at a nearby town's claim". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
4. ^ "El Greco Museum". www.interkriti.org. Interkrit. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
5. ^ El Greco Museum Domenikos Theotokopoulos: Copies of his paintings, Museum Domenikos Theotokopoulos, 2010

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to El Greco Museum, Fodele.

* Museum website

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El Greco

* List of works
* Artistic overview
* Posthumous fame

Paintings|

* Adoration of the Magi (Athens, c. 1565–1567)
* Dormition of the Virgin (1565–1566)
* Healing of the Man Born Blind
* Dresden, 1567
* Parma, c. 1573
* Modena Triptych (1567–1569)
* Baptism of Christ (Heraklion, 1567–1569)
* Last Supper (1568)
* Flight into Egypt (1570)
* Annunciation
* Prado, 1570
* Thyssen-Bornemisza, 1575–1576
* Illescas, 1600–1605
* Purification of the Temple
* Washington, 1570
* Minneapolis, 1570
* New York, 1595–1600
* London, 1600
* Madrid, 1609
* The Fable (1570–1575)
* Entombment of Christ (1570–1576)
* El Soplón (1571–1572)
* Pietà (1571–1576)
* Penitent Magdalene (1576–1578)
* Saint Sebastian (1576–1579)
* Santo Domingo el Antiguo Altarpiece (1577)
* Saint Lawrence's Vision of the Madonna and Child (1577)
* Adoration of the Holy Name of Jesus (1577–1579) (preparatory sketch)
* Assumption of the Virgin (1577–1579)
* Disrobing of Christ (El Expolio) (1577–1579)
* Holy Trinity (c. 1577–1579)
* Saint Anthony of Padua (1580)
* Christ Carrying the Cross
* New York, c. 1580
* Barcelona, 1590–1595
* Madrid, 1597–1600
* The Martyrdom of Saint Maurice (1580–1582)
* The Tears of Saint Peter
* Barnard Castle, 1580–1589
* Mexico City, 1587–1596
* Oslo, c. 1590
* San Diego, c. 1590–1595
* Sitges, c. 1595–1600
* Toledo, El Greco Museum, c. 1595–1600
* Washington, c. 1600–1605
* Toledo, Lerma Museum Foundation, c. 1605–1610
* Toledo Cathedral, 1620–1630
* The Immaculate Conception with Saint John the Evangelist (c. 1585)
* Saint Francis Receiving the Stigmata (Baltimore, c. 1585)
* The Burial of the Count of Orgaz (1586)
* Holy Family (1586–1588)
* Holy Face of Jesus (1586–1595)
* Saint Peter and Saint Paul
* Barcelona, 1587–1592
* Saint Petersburg, c. 1587–1592
* Agony in the Garden
* London, 1590
* Andújar, 1597–1607
* Christ on the Cross Adored by Two Donors (c. 1590)
* Saint Louis (1592–1595)
* Virgin Mary (Mater Dolorosa) (c. 1594–1604)
* Holy Family (c. 1595)
* Christ Taking Leave of his Mother (1595)
* Saint Andrew and Saint Francis (1595–1598)
* Saint Francis Receiving the Stigmata (Pau, before 1595)
* Adoration of the Shepherds
* Bucharest, 1596
* Rome, 1596–1600
* Valencia, 1602
* New York, 1605–1610
* Madrid, 1612–1614
* Doña María de Aragón Altarpiece (1596–1599)
* View of Toledo (1596–1600)
* Baptism of Christ (Rome, 1596–1600)
* Virgin Mary (1597)
* Saint Martin and the Beggar (1597–1599)
* The Virgin of Charity (1597–1603)
* Allegory of the Camaldolese Order (c. 1597)
* Saint John the Baptist (1597–1607)
* Saint John the Evangelist and Saint Francis (c. 1600)
* Saint Bernardino of Siena (1603)
* Nativity (1603–1605)
* Coronation of the Virgin (1603–1605)
* Marriage of the Virgin (1603–1607)
* Saint John the Evangelist (c. 1605)
* The Apparition of the Virgin to Saint Hyacinth (c. 1605–1610)
* The Immaculate Conception (1607–1613)
* Saint Peter (1608)
* View and Plan of Toledo (1608)
* Concert of Angels (1608)
* The Saviour (1608–1614)
* Saint Thomas the Apostle (1608–1614)
* Opening of the Fifth Seal (1608–1614)
* Saint Jerome (1609)
* Saint Ildefonsus (1609)
* Saint Francis and Brother Leo (1609)
* Saint James the Great (1610)
* Saint Luke (1610–1614)
* Laocoön (1610–1614)
* Saint Paul (1610–1614)
* Saint Sebastian (c.1610–1614)
* Saint Sebastian (1610–1614)
* Julián Romero and Saint Julian (1612–1614)

Portraits|

* Portrait of Giulio Clovio (c. 1571)
* Portrait of Vincenzo Anastagi (1571–1576)
* Portrait of a Clergyman (1577)
* The Nobleman with his Hand on his Chest (c. 1580)
* Portrait of a Doctor (1582–1585)
* Portrait of a Gentleman (c. 1586)
* Portrait of Rodrigo Vázquez de Arce (c. 1587–1597; lost, known from a copy)
* Portrait of an Elderly Man (1587–1600)
* Portrait of Antonio de Covarrubias (1595–1600)
* Self-Portrait (1595–1600)
* Portrait of Jorge Manuel Theotocópuli (c. 1597–1603)
* Portrait of Diego de Covarrubias (c. 1600)
* Portrait of a Young Nobleman (1600–1605)
* Cardinal Fernando Niño de Guevara (c. 1600)
* Portrait of an Unknown Gentleman (1603–1607)
* Portrait of Fray Hortensio Félix Paravacino (1609)
* Portrait of Juan Pardo de Tavera (1609)
* Portrait of Jerónimo de Cevallos (1609–1613)
* Portrait of Francisco de Pisa (1610–1614)

Museums|

* El Greco Museum, Toledo
* Museum of El Greco, Crete

Related|

* Jorge Manuel Theotocópuli (son)
* Lady in Ermine (1947 film)
* El Greco (1966 film)
* El Greco (1998 album)
* El Greco (2007 film)
* El Greco fallacy

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