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El Greco's dramatic interpretation of Toledo

"To me the works of art that have the greatest impact are the ones that begin with reality and expand on the experience of reality."

"To me the works of art that have the greatest impact are the ones that begin with reality and expand on the experience of reality."

Curator George Goldner on "View of Toledo" by El Greco.

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Photography by Juan Trujillo

Photographs of Toledo © William Keighley

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View of Toledo, El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos)  Greek, Oil on canvas
El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos)
ca. 1599–1600