El Greco vs Giordano Bruno
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Compare the life timelines of El Greco (1541–1614) and Giordano Bruno (1548–1600) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 52 years, from 1548 to 1600.
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El Greco (1541–1614)
- — Born in Candia, Venetian Crete Verified
- — Trained as an icon painter in Crete Verified
- — Moved to Venice Verified
- — Moved to Rome and joined the circle of the Farnese Verified
- — Settled in Toledo, Spain Verified
- — Painted The Disrobing of Christ for Toledo Cathedral Verified
- — Birth of his son Jorge Manuel Verified
- — Painted The Burial of the Count of Orgaz Verified
- — Painted late visionary works including View of Toledo Verified
- — Died in Toledo Verified
Giordano Bruno (1548–1600)
- — Born in Nola, Kingdom of Naples Verified
- — Entered the Dominican Order at the monastery of San Domenico Maggiore in Naples Verified
- — Ordained a priest Verified
- — Fled Naples and abandoned the Dominican habit under suspicion of heresy Verified
- — Lectured in Paris and gained the favor of King Henry III Verified
- — Lived in England and published his major cosmological dialogues Verified
- — Traveled and taught in Germany, including at Wittenberg Verified
- — Arrested in Venice and denounced to the Inquisition Verified
- — Extradited to Rome and tried by the Roman Inquisition for seven years Verified
- — Burned at the stake in the Campo de' Fiori, Rome Verified