El Greco | Timeline

Doménikos Theotokópoulos (1541 – 7 April 1614), most widely known as El Greco, spanish for "The Greek"), was a painter, sculptor and architect of the Spanish Renaissance. The nickname "El Greco" refers both to his Greek origin and Spanish citizenship. The artist normally signed his paintings with his full birth name in Greek letters, Δομήνικος Θεοτοκόπουλος (Doménikos Theotokópoulos), often adding the word Κρής (Krēs, "Cretan"). (Wikipedia)

January(?) 1(?), 1541 - Heraklion, Crete - Doménikos Theotokópoulos, "El Greco" is born in Crete, possession of Venice
January(?) 1(?), 1563 - Heraklion - Described in a document as a "Master" =(START)
January(?) 1(?), 1567 - Venice - Looks for career in Venice
November 16, 1570 - Rome - El Greco establishes himself in Rome
November 1, 1576 - Madrid - Leaves Rome and travels to Madrid
July 1, 1577 - Toledo - El Greco establishes himself in Toledo
January(?) 1(?), 1603 - Illescas - Painting at the Capilla Mayor of the "Hospital de la Caridad"
January(?) 1(?), 1605 - Toledo - Returns to Toledo
April 7, 1614 - Toledo - El Greco dies =(END)

Detail of "The Burial of the Count of Orgazdeta"