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Were there any Greek Renaissance painters?

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There were Renaissance painters who were Greek. The most famous Greek painter in the Renaissance was actually known as “The Greek” - or El Greco. His real name was Doménikos Theotokópoulos, and he lived from 1541 through 1614. read more

Besides the southern Italians who inhabited ex-Byzantine territories of the peninsula and Sicily which were still closely connected with the Byzantine culture (and still Greek speaking in many areas), by 1500 there was a Greek speaking community of about 5,000 in Venice. read more

There were Renaissance painters who were Greek. The most famous Greek painter in the Renaissance was actually known as “The Greek” - or El Greco. His real name was Doménikos Theotokópoulos, and he lived from 1541 through 1614. From Crete, he worked in Spain. read more

Their main role within the Renaissance humanism was the teaching of the Greek language to their western counterparts in universities or privately together with the spread of ancient texts. Their forerunners were Barlaam of Calabria (Bernardo Massari) and Leonzio Pilato, both drawn from culturally Byzantine Calabria in southern Italy. read more

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