Quo Fuit places 5 dated presences for El Greco across 5 places, from 1526 to 1607.
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Doménikos Theotokópoulos (1 October 1541 to 7 April 1614), most widely known as El Greco ("The Greek"), was a Greek painter, sculptor and architect of the Spanish Renaissance, regarded as one of the greatest artists of all time.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where El Greco was documented, and when
1526 to 1541period
Heraklionattested“Born in 1541, in either the village of Fodele or Candia (the Venetian name of Chandax, present day Heraklion) on Crete, El Greco was descended from a prosperous urban family, which had probably been driven out of Chania to Candia after a…”source: Wikipedia: El Greco
1570year
Veniceattested“He lived in Venice until 1570 and, according to a letter written by his much older friend, the greatest miniaturist of the age, Giulio Clovio, was a "disciple" of Titian, who was by then in his eighties but still vigorous.”source: Wikipedia: El Greco
1570year
Romeattested“In 1570, El Greco moved to Rome, where he executed a series of works strongly marked by his Venetian apprenticeship.”source: Wikipedia: El Greco
1579year
Toledo, Spainattested“When Fernández died in 1579, the moment was ideal for El Greco to move to Toledo.”source: Wikipedia: El Greco
1607 to 1608period
Illescas, Toledoattested“Between 1607 and 1608 El Greco was involved in a protracted legal dispute with the authorities of the Hospital of Charity at Illescas concerning payment for his work, which included painting, sculpture and architecture; this and other le…”source: Wikipedia: El Greco
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1567year
Cretementioned“Important for his early biography, El Greco, still in Crete, painted his Dormition of the Virgin near the end of his Cretan period, probably before 1567.”source: Wikipedia: El Greco
1567year
Venicementioned“Though the exact year is not clear, most scholars agree that El Greco went to Venice around 1567.”source: Wikipedia: El Greco
18 September 1572exact date
Romementioned“A few months later, on 18 September 1572, he paid his dues to the Guild of Saint Luke in Rome as a miniature painter.”source: Wikipedia: El Greco
1577year
Toledo, Spainmentioned“In 1577, El Greco migrated to Madrid and then to Toledo, where he produced his mature works.”source: Wikipedia: El Greco
1577year
Madridmentioned“In 1577, El Greco migrated to Madrid and then to Toledo, where he produced his mature works.”source: Wikipedia: El Greco
1596 to 1600period
Toledo, Spainmentioned“Among his major commissions of this period were three altars for the Chapel of San José in Toledo (1597–1599); three paintings (1596–1600) for the Colegio de Doña María de Aragon, an Augustinian monastery in Madrid, and the high altar, f…”source: Wikipedia: El Greco
1596 to 1600period
Madridmentioned“Among his major commissions of this period were three altars for the Chapel of San José in Toledo (1597–1599); three paintings (1596–1600) for the Colegio de Doña María de Aragon, an Augustinian monastery in Madrid, and the high altar, f…”source: Wikipedia: El Greco
1603 to 1605period
Illescas, Toledomentioned“Ildefonso for the Capilla Mayor of the Hospital de la Caridad (Hospital of Charity) at Illescas (1603–1605).”source: Wikipedia: El Greco
1608year
Toledo, Spainmentioned“In 1608, he received his last major commission at the Hospital of Saint John the Baptist in Toledo.”source: Wikipedia: El Greco
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