# @gettymuseum on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CCuDahNpYC8
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/34229890-gettymuseum-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2020-07-16T22:23:09.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Getty (@gettymuseum) — https://gondola.cc/gettymuseum

## Caption

El Greco might be an artist's name you recognize, but how can you recognize his art?

Here are three tips:
1. Elongated figures, often slender and exaggerated.
2. A dreamlike, fantastical, or unreal setting. Don’t expect photo-realistic backgrounds. 
3. Muted and dark colors contrasted with sparse bright highlights.

*Bonus fact*
Although he lived from 1541 to 1614, El Greco’s work might look a bit more modern. In fact, “modern” artists Cézanne and Picasso often cited El Greco as an influence.

Keep these facts in mind next time you’re browsing a museum collection, and impress a friend.

#TheMoreYouKnow #ElGreco #GetArtHistory

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