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El Greco is one of the best known artists in the entire history of Western art, as his works have influenced painters over the centuries.

A religious icon believed to be an early work of master painter El Greco, born Domenikos Theotokopoulos, one of the most-renowned artists in the entire history of Western art, was recently discovered on Crete. The icon of Saint Ekaterini was found...

El Greco's "Portrait of an Old Man," believed to be a self-portrait, 1595 El Greco is one of the best known artists in the entire history of Western art, as his unique, romantic and awe-inspiring works have influenced a great...

A new museum displaying international contemporary and modern art will soon open its doors in the heart of Athens. Opening on Wednesday, October 2, after twenty-six years of planning, the time has finally come for the long-awaited opening of the...

The National Gallery in Athens, Greece, inaugurated a digital exhibition of El Greco attended by Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos as well as Attica Region governor Rena Dourou and Alternate Minister for Culture Nikos Xydakis. The exhibition presents the artist’s monumental works that cannot be...

Hellenic Post (ELTA) announced on Tuesday the issuing of a collectible stamps edition to mark the 400th anniversary of the death of Domenicus Theotokopoulos, the master painter of the Spanish Renaissance who was also known as 'El Greco.' The El Greco stamps and...

A round of exhibitions is going to start on June 20 marking the celebration of the 400th anniversary of  Renaissance master Domenicos Theotokopoulos’ death. The Greek tribute to the painter, who is better known by the nickname El Greco,...

The “Dormition of the Virgin,” an El Greco’s work from his youth, which adorns the church on the Greek island of Syros is expected to travel from Greece to Toledo in Spain in order to be included in the...

Scavengers roaming Greek streets and even tearing apart buildings in search of copper – in one case trying to take down an entire bridge – have now claimed the bronze busts of famed Greek writer Nikos Kazantzakis and renowned...

The year 2014 has been announced as the Year of El Greco, on the occasion of the 400 year anniversary since the death of the great Greek painter, by decision of the Minister of Culture and Tourism, Paul Geroulanos. Throughout...

Amidst the financial deadlock in Greece, as the talks between Athens and its international creditors are frozen until the Greek people voice their opinion regarding the proposed bailout package in the July 5 referendum, travel operator TUI Group has decided...

Tourism group Grecotel is expecting to see a rise in its market share of 18% in Russia and the Ukraine.   Agreements were signed with the 60 most important tour operators in the two countries, which represent 80% of Greece's tourism...

At the heart of an unstable and turbulent region, Greek politics stand at a political crossroads with the country's current political landscape shaped by the dominant presence of the center-right New Democracy party, led by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Despite...

Constantine Karatheodori (September 13, 1873 –  February 2, 1950) was a Greek mathematician known for his contributions to real and complex analysis, the calculus of variations, and measure theory. He is considered to be the greatest Greek mathematician since...

It was a few minutes after 5:00 AM on October 28, 1940. The Italian military forces were ordered to launch their first attack in the Greco-Italian War at the Greek-Albanian border in the Pindos Mountains. Vassilios Tsiavaliaris, a 28-year-old Greek...