Museum of El Greco Museum of El Greco The Museum of El Greco (aka El Greco Museum or Domenikos Theotokopoulos Museum) is located on the edge of the village of Fodele in Crete, west of the city of Heraklion. It celebrates the mannerist painter El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos, 1541–1614), who grew up in the village. The museum is located around 1km from the centre of Fodele opposite a chapel and contains copies of works by and documents associated with El Greco. The original building was in a ruinous state but was restored from 1982 onwards through a grant by the Greek Ministry of Culture.
Claude François (painter) the chapel of the Salpêtrière. His students included Roger de Piles, Arnould de Vuez and Claude Simpol. Claude François (painter) Claude François (1614 - 17 May 1685) was a French painter and Recollect Franciscan friar. He is better known as Frère Luc ("Brother Luke"), the name he adopted after becoming a monk He was born in Amiens and studied drawing and the initial principals of art there, before moving to Paris to complete his training under Simon Vouet, whose style he closely copied throughout his life. From there he went to Rome to copy the old masters there. It was