"El Greco" was the nickname for Domenikos Theotokopoulos. He was born in 1541 in Spain. He was from a famous century called the "siglo de oro", which was the "Golden Age", it went from 1550 to 1650. His paintings were very religious. That is one of the reasons behind this painting that he made. It is about the Christ, who also went by the name "redeemer." His paintings were wanted in churches and homes due to their religious purposes.
I chose this painting because it reminds me of God. As a christian God is very important to me. Jesus Christ is also a big part of being christian because I believe that Jesus died on the cross to forgive the sins of a humans because we are all human and we all sin, whether we like it or not. Unlike other religions, Christians believe that Jesus rose from the dead, even though he was 100% human, yet 100% God. This is the connection I have with this painting.
I think that in the painting, the bible in Christs' hands is to represent his holiness and how religious Christ himself was. This also shows how El Greco himself was very religious, as well. I also think that the position his fingers are in is as if Christ is blessing someone. He takes his index finger and his middle finger and moves them in a cross formation as if to bless someone. That is my interpretation of things in the painting.
I learned alot about era of the Golden Age and El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos). I also learned of a new type of way to paint, it is called byzatine, which is to paint with stiff figures. I also learned about a new painter I didn't even know existed.
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