The Painting Technique of El Greco

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El Greco, born in Heraklion, Crete in 1541 is not only one of the greatest painters of all time but also a Master Iconografer as well. In this video I try to copy the face of jesus from hia wonderful "Espolio". Its the moment before Crucifixion where the soldiers are about to rip the holy robe of Jesus.
Of course this is just a flimsy attempts to copy the Teacher and maybe learn something out of it. Copying the Masters as much as we can is a great excercise to become better icinographers ourselves.
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[@masterantre]

This video is helping me get rid of my chronic byzantine technique, so I can get into serious portraiture. Thank you.

[@fromeveryting29]

I study art history (and paint), and I recently did my exam on byzantine churches and church art. It made me really fall in love with icons. And then I found your channel. Thank you for sharing this with the world! It's beautiful :)

[@PaintingtheLight]

thank you so much for commenting and subscribing

[@lcox6468]

I’m watching a modern day Master, thank you.

[@user-kg2uv2ql9t]

I love your art . Grace

[@philippeattal3696]

Your videos are very helpful to me as an iconographer learn new things from you a lot thank you so much.❤️🙏🏼

[@sukumac9013]

Always such a pleasure to watch you work. Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful talent. God bless.

[@SvetlanaLanaVojnovic]

Thank you very much Antonio. It is wonderful.

[@trianamiamor]

BEAUTIFUL.!!!!! A true honor to Christ and to El Greco.!!!

[@PaintingtheLight]

Thank you so much Alfredo!!!

[@user-nb3zz9tr5d]

Αντώνη είσαι απίθανος σε.οτι φτιάχνεις.Μας βοηθάς.παρα πολύ και σε ευχαριστούμε γι' αυτό που μας προσφέρεις.Αν μπορείς σχεδίασε μας την ΠΑΝΑΓΙΑ και βοήθησε μας σε φωτισματα ενδυμάτων.

[@PaintingtheLight]

Σε ευχαριστώ Νίκο! Χαίρομαι που τα βίντεο σου ειναι χρήσιμα!

[@philippeattal3696]

Very very beautiful I love it god bless you antonis !!❤️🙏🏼🤲🕊☦️

[@PaintingtheLight]

Thank you so much for commenting and subscribing!

[@leonidasCorfu]

Amazing 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻!!!

[@user-zb3bd1wj1s]

Πολύ ωραίο.

[@Shcreamingreen]

Good Sir, First of all than you for doing the God's work with publishing these fine lessons, you are quite possibly the best on KZbin. I do have a question, can you list the pigments used in the making of this picture? It appears like just a few.

[@el8638]

Magnificent!!! If you don't mind me asking was this done in Oil or Egg Tempera?

[@Darkpaladinfrozennight]

Did you wait for the first layer to dry and then painted over it?

[@fatherioannisjohntheophano9077]

Antonis your work is really good. Maybe it would be beneficial to point out that in this case we do not pray to El-Greco's paintings since they are not recognised as icons in orthodox churches. Thus it is not an icon in the orthodox sense. It is a different type of art and has a different purpose. The icon has a very specific context.

[@PaintingtheLight]

You are so right Yianno!! I should have clarified that the connection to the byzantine tradition is not the painting of the Espoliovitself but the fact that Theotokopoulos was a byzantine iconographer himself before moving to Venice. You are absolutely right and thank you for sharing!

[@clintonwillis9765]

This is a super random but did you use a regular canvas or a wooden panel which was a go-to for many artists of that era?

[@antoniocarrese8339]

È olio o tempera grassa?

[@annalyk2570]

δεν υπάρχεις....!Συγχαρητήρια!

[@priscilla_pinta]

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[@user-kg4nc7go1y]

Θαυμάσιο έργο....ΤΕΛΕΙΟ.... Θα ήθελα να σε ρωτήσω, πόσες ώρες χρειάστηκες για να το ολοκληρώσεις;

[@PaintingtheLight]

Σε ευχαριστω παρα πολυ για τα ομορφα σχολια. Αυτο μου πηρε γυρω στις 5 ωρες περιπου

[@jeanetteh2215]

How lovely, what type of paint are you using?

[@PaintingtheLight]

Thank you! This is egg tempera.