A Modern Old Master? Using Historical GIS To Chart El Greco's Influence on the French Avant-Garde

Lecture by Ellen Prokop. Many specialists have claimed that the early modern artist El Greco served as an important source of inspiration for several seminal masters of French 19th-century painting. Yet there is little evidence that these avant-garde artists had the opportunity to study El Greco’s work in person. This lecture outlines this scholarly debate and demonstrates how geospatial technologies and analytical techniques offer a compelling means to explore El Greco’s contested legacy and discover new perspectives on the enduring issue of his influence. Sponsored by the Department of History of Art and Architecture and the Johnson Enrichment Fund. Free