Doménikos Theotokópoulos, widely known as El Greco (the Greek), was a Greek painter, sculptor and architect. In his early years, he was trained as an icon painter in his homeland, Crete, and became a master of Byzantine art. At the age of 26, he moved to Italy, where he studied the work of Michelangelo and Raphael and was inspired by them. In 1577, El Greco moved to Spain and settled in Toledo, where he lived for the rest of his life. He became well known for his colourful Mannerist style and portraits. Some of his most famous paintings are “View of Toledo” and “Opening of the Fifth Seal”. El Greco is regarded as a precursor of both Expressionism and Cubism and he is considered as one of the greatest figures of world art.