My First Time

George R. Goldner

February 27, 2013

2 min. watch

This video is part of 82nd and Fifth, a series that invites curators from across the Museum to talk about an artwork that changed the way they see the world.

“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 (ca. 1599–1600) by El Greco.

Contributors

George R. Goldner
Curator

Photography by Juan Trujillo

Photographs of Toledo © William Keighley

Art Mentioned

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

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