10 Euros Renaissance

Reverse

Portrait of Domenikos Theotokopoulos (aka El Greco) (1549-1614), the best-known Greek artist from the Renaissance era, in purple glow background. The denomination “10 EURO” is also shown to the left of the image.

Script: Greek

Lettering:
Δομίνικος Θεοτοκόπουλος
10 ΕΥΡΩ

Translation:
Dominikos Theotokopoulos
10 EURO

Engraver: Geórgios Stamatópoulos

Edge

Plain

Comment

The Renaissance began earlier in Byzantium than it did in the West, with Constantinople and Mystras as its main centres, but was stymied when Byzantium fell to the Ottomans in 1453. Thus, the Greek world was cut off from the Renaissance of Western Europe, with the exception of certain non-Ottoman occupied regions, such as the Venetian-ruled Ionian Islands and Crete. Crete, in particular, experienced a fruitful fusion of Byzantine and western European culture in the areas of poetry, drama, architecture and painting. The most emblematic artist to emerge from the Cretan Renaissance was Domenikos Theotokopoulos (“El Greco”, 1541-1614): after mastering both the maniera greca and the maniera latina in his native Candia (present-day Heraklion), Theotokopoulos perfected his technique in Venice and Rome, where he studied the masterpieces of Michelangelo, Raphael and Titian. He ultimately moved to Toledo, where he painted his mature works, which never fail to amaze and inspire with their intense spirituality, mystical vision and expressionistic approach.

Packaging: Coin box with Certificate of Authenticity
Minting quality: Proof

Interesting fact

Price

Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
2019	5000	-	-	-	-	-	-

Values in the table are based on evaluations by sales realized on Internet platforms. They serve as an indication only for 10 Euros (Renaissance) 2019 coin.