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Art
El Greco: The Greek Painter Who Changed the Art World
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.
Art
Magnificent Icon Believed to Be Early El Greco Discovered on Crete
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...
Art
El Greco: The Greek Genius Who Changed the Art World
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...
Art
Van Gogh, Picasso, and El Greco Masterpieces Find New Home in Athens
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...
Greece
National Gallery Launches Digital El Greco Exhibition
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...
Art
Greek Post Office Issues 'El Greco' Stamps
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...
Greece
Greece Celebrates 400 Years of El Greco
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,...
Culture
El Greco's "Dormition of the Virgin" Travels to Toledo
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...
Crime
Metal Busts of Kazantzakis, El Greco Stolen
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...
Greece
2014 Announced as Year of El Greco
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...
Economy
Tour Operator TUI Group Departs From Grecotel Partnership
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...
Economy
Grecotel 18% Market Rise in Russia & Ukraine
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...
Greece
European Elections Could Transform Greek Politics
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...
Greece
The Greek Mathematician Who Helped Einstein
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...
Greece
Vassilios Tsavaliaris, the First Victim of the Greco-Italian War
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...