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Theotocopoulos

American  
[the-aw-taw-kaw-poo-laws] / ˌθɛ ɔ tɔˈkɔ pu lɔs /

noun

  1. Domenikos El Greco.


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One may walk the streets of Toledo to seek the impress of El Greco's going and coming; but the soul of Domenico Theotocopoulos is not there.

From Visions and Revisions A Book of Literary Devotions by Powys, John Cowper

Domenicos Theotocopoulos was his original name, which was softened into Domenico Theotocopuli—which, no doubt proving too much of a tongue-twister for the Spaniards, was quickly superseded by a capital nickname, "The Greek."

From Promenades of an Impressionist by Huneker, James

"You will see the paintings of Dominico Theotocopoulos, the only one who ever depicted the soul of Castile."

From Rosinante to the Road Again by Dos Passos, John