"Crete gave him life and the painter's craft, Toledo a better homeland, where through Death he began to achieve eternal life."
— El Greco

January 1, 1970

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Hortensio Félix Paravicino, c. 1614-30; as quoted by L. Berg, El Greco in Toledo, kaiku.com. Archived from the original; taken from Wikipedia/El Greco: 'Mature works and later Years'