How to Draw Landscapes

Explore scale, composition, and light by creating your own landscape inspired by El Greco’s View of Toledo.

Drop in anytime for a virtual session of our popular art-making series and experience The Met collection through creative challenges. This week, explore scale, composition, and light by creating your own landscape inspired by El Greco's View of Toledo. Check out the inspiration image below, grab a pencil and paper, and get started whenever you're ready. Please note: This event is prerecorded.

Featured Artwork:

El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos) (Greek, 1541–1614). View of Toledo, ca. 1599–1600. Oil on canvas, 47 3/4 x 42 3/4 in. (121.3 x 108.6 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929 (29.100.6)

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/436575

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View of Toledo, El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos)  Greek, Oil on canvas
El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos)
ca. 1599–1600