Greece–Spain relations Greece–Spain relations Greek–Spanish relations are the relations between Greece and Spain. Both countries are members of the European Union, NATO, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, the OECD, the Union for the Mediterranean, and the United Nations. In ancient times, parts of the Mediterranean coast of Spain were colonized by Greeks (Emporion/Empúries and Rhodha/Roses, Girona in Catalonia and possibly Zacantha/Sagunt and Dianion/Denia near Valencia). In the late Middle Ages, parts of Greece came under Aragonese rule (the Duchy of Athens and the Duchy of Neopatras). The Renaissance painter Domenikos Theotokopoulos (better known as El Greco) was of Greek
Nikoxenos Painter Painter was his pupil; according to some theories they were actually identical. Nikoxenos Painter The Nikoxenos Painter was an Attic vase painter who worked in both the black-figure and red-figure styles. He was active in the end of the sixth and the beginning of the fifth centuries BC. His real name is not known. He was one of the few painters to work, apparently by his own choice, in both major styles. He painted black-figure amphorae and "pelikai" resembling the work of the Leagros Group. His "hydria" and "kalpidai" with continuous profile were already in the tradition of the new