Facts about El Greco's Expressive Style
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Cold, steely blues and greens dominate El Greco's expressive palette, replacing the warm Renaissance tonality typical of his Italian contemporaries.
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Asymmetrical compositions and restless, twisting poses in El Greco's expressive style are closely associated with Mannerism, the late Renaissance movement that rejected classical harmony.
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The elongated, flame-like figures central to El Greco's expressive style are thought to reflect his training in the Byzantine icon tradition of Crete before he moved to Italy.
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Trained in Venice under Titian's influence, El Greco's expressive style blended Byzantine icon traditions with Venetian colorism and Mannerist distortion.
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El Greco's expressive style is characterized by elongated figures, dramatic use of light, and cold, acidic colors that influenced later Expressionist movements.