Picasso El Greco / Kunstmuseum Basel

In a large special exhibition, the Kunstmuseum Basel illuminates the encounter of Pablo Picasso (1881–1973) with the old master El Greco (1541– 1614), born Doménikos Theotokópoulos in Crete. Masterworks by both artists are juxtaposed in some forty pairings, tracing the course of one of the most fascinating dialogues in the history of art. Prestigious loans from across the globe are assembled around a core of Picasso masterworks from the museum’s own collection. The exhibition Picasso El Greco is divided into five sections: 00:00 - Intro 00:11 - Elective Affinities: Picasso and El Greco 00:45 - Blue and Rose Periods: ’The Burial of Casagemas’ and Subsequent Works 01:20 - Toward Cubism 04:04 - El Greco and Cubism after 1910 05:08 - The Late Picasso: Wrestling with the Old Masters El Greco’s unmistakable painting style won him considerable fame in his day. Soon after his death, however, his work was largely forgotten. It was only around 1900 that an El Greco revival