El Greco vs Miguel de Cervantes
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Compare the life timelines of El Greco (1541–1614) and Miguel de Cervantes (1547–1616) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 67 years, from 1547 to 1614.
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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
Miguel de Cervantes (1547–1616)
- — Born in Alcalá de Henares, Spain Verified
- — Wounded at the Battle of Lepanto Verified
- — Captured by Barbary corsairs and enslaved in Algiers
- — Published the first part of Don Quixote Verified
- — Died in Madrid Verified