Jorge Manuel Teotokopouli ( Georgios Emanuel Teotokopoulos) ( Greek Γεώργιος Εμμανουήλ Θεοτοκόπουλος ; Spanish: Jorge Manuel Theotocópuli ; 1578 , Toledo , Spain - Spain , Greek - Spanish , Toledo , Spain He was the only son of the icon painter and artist Domenicos Theotocopoulos, known as El Greco .
| Jorge Manuel Teotokopuli | |
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| Greek Γεώργιος Εμμανουήλ Θεοτοκόπουλος Spanish Jorge manuel theotocópuli | |
 “Portrait of Jorge Manuel Teotokopuli” by El Greco (c. 1597 - 1603 ) | |
| Birth name | Georgios Emanuel Theotocopoulos |
| Date of Birth | |
| Place of Birth | Toledo  Spain |
| Date of death | |
| Place of death | Toledo Spain |
| A country | |
Biography
He learned his craft while working in his father’s studio.
Around 1603, he participated in the execution of orders for altarpieces in Illescas , which is his first documented work.
Later, in 1607, he began to work more independently, creating altarpieces in Titulsia , which, although they were generally made in the style of his famous father, showed glimpses of his own personality. [four]
After the death of El Greco in 1614, he focused on the architecture of interest to him, working mainly in the Herrerian style, imitating Nicholas de Vergard el Mozzo and Juan Bautista Monegro .
From 1612 to 1618 was involved in completing the construction of the Casa Consistorial (city hall ) in Toledo. [five]
A few years later, in 1625 , Teotokopuli became a master builder (foreman of masons ), a sculptor and architect of the Toledo Cathedral , [5] working on the construction of his Mosarab chapel, originally designed by Enrique Egas in 1519 , and an octagonal chapel (Ochavo). [4] He also participated in several less serious projects, such as the design of a comedy theater called “Mesón de la Fruta”, which was destroyed in the 1870s. [6]
Personal life
He was twice married.
Ultimately, Teotokopuli was overwhelmed by financial collapse due to disagreements with Taver Hospital , which seized all his property. [four]
Links
- Mozarabic Chapel, Toledo Cathedral Arte Historia.
- El Hijo del Greco en Toledo Vivir Toledo
- JORGE MANUEL THEOTOKOPOULI
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 RKDartists
- ↑ 1 2 Benezit Dictionary of Artists - 2006. - ISBN 978-0-19-977378-7 , 978-0-19-989991-3
- ↑ 1 2 Diccionario biográfico español - Royal Academy of History .
- ↑ 1 2 3 Brief biography . @ ArteHistoria .
- ↑ 1 2 Brief biography . National Museum of the Prado .
- ↑ El Hijo del Greco . La Tribuna de Toledo .