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The life and work of the painter, sculptor, and architect of the Spanish Renaissance

The life and work of El Greco ("The Greek") born Doménikos Theotokópoulos, painter, sculptor and architect of the Spanish Renaissance.

"His brushwork is absolutely astounding, very free, and not concerned with the business of imitating nature" says art critic Waldemar Januszczak. "It's real in another sense. It's spiritually real."

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ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project