El Greco was born, in Hania, Crete in 1541, At that time Crete, was part of the Republic of Venice, As a young man he studied, Byzantine icon painting, He moved to Venice in 1567, where he continued to study painting, In 1577 he moved to, Spain in Toledo, He died in, in 1614 at the age of 73, His paintings show both, Byzantine and Italian styles, He is one of the most famous, painters of the 16th century, In honour of El Greco, Nikos Kazantzakis, called his autobiography "A Tribute to Greco"

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