El Greco
Doménikos Theotokópoulos – El Greco Doménikos Theotokópoulos, známy ako El Greco – “grécki” – bol maliar, ktorého život a dielo vyvracalo ľahké kategorizovanie. Narodil sa v roku 1541 na ostrove Kreta, potom pod veneckou vládou, jeho umelecká cesta vedla cez Benátky a Rim pred tým, čo nakoniec našlo svoje posledné vyjadrenie duchovným srdcom Španielska: Toledo. El Greco nebol len produktom týchto miest; syntetizoval ich vplyvy do nieč…
The Lifeline
Scroll through El Greco's working life — artwork by artwork, chapter by chapter — from the earliest dated work to the last. Each thumbnail is pinned at its exact year on the gold axis.
Chapters — Career Periods
The ribbon is divided into shaded bands, one per career chapter. Each chapter groups El Greco's works by their historical period — early training, mature practice, final years.
Thumbnails — Dated Works
Every thumbnail is pinned at its precise creation year. A thin gold thread drops from the image to its exact point on the axis. Larger frames mark the artist's masterpieces by rank.
Colour Band — Movement Drift
The gradient bar beneath the axis shifts colour as the dominant art movement changes over time — from the warm golds of the early period through the deeper tones of maturity. It fills progressively as you scroll.
